Predicting subsidence at Wairakei and Ohaaki geothermal fields, New Zealand

Geothermics

Volumn 29, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 479-497

  Allis, Rick G ^a   Zhan, Xiaoyong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Compaction; Finite element; Modelling; New Zealand; Ohaaki; Pressure change; Subsidence; Wairakei

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

MUDSTONE;

SUBSIDENCE;

COMPACTION; FLUID FLOW; GEOTHERMAL POWER; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; SUBSIDENCE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0033948792     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(00)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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