Prediction of formation temperatures in permafrost regions from temperature logs in deep wells - Field cases

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 247-258

  Kutasov, I M ^a   Eppelbaum, L V ^b  

^a Pajarito Enterprises   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Deep wells; Formation temperature; Geothermal; Permafrost; Shut in temperature

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; FORMATION MECHANISM; PERMAFROST; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL REGIME;

EID: 0141460456     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.457     Document Type: Article

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