Response of Cerro Prieto II and III (Mexico) to exploitation

Geothermics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-256

  Lippmann, Marcelo J ^a   Truesdell, Alfred H ^a   Rodríguez, Marco H ^b   Pérez, Alfredo ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Residencia General de Cerro Prieto   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Boiling; Cerro Prieto; Condensation; Injection; Mexico; Recharge; Reservoir; Water dominated systems

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; MEXICO; RESERVOIR PROCESSES;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL POWER; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; PRESSURE DROP;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; EXPLOITATION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; PRESSURE DROP;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2142715440     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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