Geostatistical evaluation of permeability in an active fault zone

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  Fairley, Jerry ^a   Heffner, James ^a   Hinds, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ACTIVE FAULT ZONES; ACTIVE FAULT; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; FAULT ZONE; GEOSTATISTICAL; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; GREAT BASIN; HIGH PERMEABILITY; LOW PERMEABILITY;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; FAULTING;

ACTIVE FAULT; FAULT ZONE; GEOSTATISTICS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; PERMEABILITY; THERMAL SPRING;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0348195870     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018064     Document Type: Article

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