Regional heat flow pattern and lithospheric geotherms in northeastern British Columbia and adjacent Northwest Territories, Canada

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-66

  Majorowicz, Jacek A ^a   Jessop, Alan M ^b   Lane, Larry S ^c  

^a Northern Geothermal   (Canada)

^b Geological Survey of Canada ^*  (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; LITHOGRAPHY; OIL WELLS; ROCKS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WELL DRILLING;

HEAT FLOW; HEAT GENERATION; LITHOSPHERIC GEOTHERMS; LOG-HEADING TEMPERATURE;

HEAT FLUX;

HEAT FLOW;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21444450234     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/53.1.51     Document Type: Article

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