Characterization of geothermal fluid flows at Sumikawa geothermal area, Japan, using two types of tracers and an improved multi-path model

Geothermics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 257-275

  Kumagai, Naoto ^a   Tanaka, Toshiaki ^b   Kitao, Koji ^c  

^a MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Hachimantai Geothermal Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bromide; Fluids; Iodide; Japan; Reinjection; Sumikawa; Tracer

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS CONDENSATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER;

GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; REINJECTION WELLS;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

CONDENSATION; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; GEOTHERMAL POWER; TRACER;

BROMIDE; CONDENSATION; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; IODIDE; TRACER;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 2142696654     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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