Correction of non-equilibrated temperature logs and implications for geothermal investigations

Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 364-371

  Zschocke, Andrei ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borehole temperatures; Geothermy; Heat flow; Mud circulation; Temperature equilibration

Indexed keywords

EID: 28544439560     PISSN: 17422132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-2132/2/4/S10     Document Type: Article

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