Computational system to estimate formation permeabilities and output curves of geothermal wells

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1071-1083

  Moya, Sara L ^a   Uribe, Daniel ^b,c   Montoya, Daniel ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO TECNOLÓGICO   (Mexico)

^b Depto de Desarrollo de Sistemas   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE ZACATEPEC   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Discharge tests; Geothermal reservoirs; Inflow type curves; Reference curves

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENTHALPY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRODUCTIVITY;

THERMAL PRODUCTIVITY;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

DISCHARGE COEFFICIENT; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; INFLOW; PERMEABILITY;

DISCHARGE; GEOTHERMAL POWER; INFLOW; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0242274261     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(03)00031-1     Document Type: Article

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