The effect of calcite deposition on geothermal well inflow performance

Geothermics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 425-444

  Satman, Abdurrahman ^a   Ugur, Zuleyha ^a   Onur, Mustafa ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calcite deposition; Flow impairment; Kizildere; Scaling; Turkey; Well performance

Indexed keywords

BRINES; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITION; PERFORMANCE;

CALCITE DEPOSITION; FLOW IMPAIRMENT; SCALING; WELL PERFORMANCE;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

GEOTHERMAL POWER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

CALCITE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032843237     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(99)00016-4     Document Type: Article

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