Review of subsidence at Wairakei field, New Zealand

Geothermics

Volumn 29, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 455-478

  Allis, Rick G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction; New Zealand; Permeability; Porosity; Strain; Subsidence; Wairakei

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HOT SPRINGS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STRAIN RATE;

MUDSTONE;

SUBSIDENCE;

COMPACTION; GEOTHERMAL POWER; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; STRAIN; SUBSIDENCE;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIRAKEI;

EID: 0033937527     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(00)00016-X     Document Type: Article

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