The source of noncondensible gas increases at The Geysers field, California

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 28, Issue , 2004, Pages 407-412

  Powell, Thomas ^a  

^a Thermochem Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Noncondensible gas; Reservoir cap; The Geysers; Vapor dominated systems

Indexed keywords

NONCONDENSIBLE GAS; RESERVOIR CAP; THE GEYSERS; VAPOR DOMINATED SYSTEMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS CONDENSATES; HYDROGEN INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; POROSITY;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 17644392402     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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