Precision gravity monitoring of the Bulalo geothermal field, Philippines: Independent checks and constraints on numerical simulation

Geothermics

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 37-56

  Nordquist, Gregg ^a   Protacio, John Alfred P ^b   Acuna, Jorge A ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b Unocal Philippines Inc   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Bulalo geothermal field; Gravity change; Numerical modeling; Philippines; Precision gravity

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; ENTHALPY; GRAVITATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SURVEYS;

DENSITY CHANGES; INTERNAL FLOW EFFECTS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

GEOTHERMAL POWER; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GRAVITY SURVEY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 0347025917     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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