Physicochemical Study in the Sumikawa Geothermal Reservoir Analyzed by a Lumped Parameter Model Considering Reinjection of Steam Condensate

Journal of the Geothermal Research Society of Japan

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-125

  Kato, Hisao ^a   Kamei, Junko ^a   Matsubaya, Osamu ^b   Kumagai, Naoto ^a,c  

^a MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Hachimantai Geothermal Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

geochemical monitoring; lumped parameter model; reinjection; steam condensate; the Sumikawa geothermal field; tracer test

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142847894     PISSN: 03886735     EISSN: 18835775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11367/grsj1979.23.107     Document Type: Article

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