Fluid chemistry and temperatures prior to exploitation at the Las Tres Vírgenes geothermal field, Mexico

Geothermics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-180

  Verma, Surendra P ^a,b   Pandarinath, Kailasa ^a   Santoyo, Edgar ^a   González Partida, Eduardo ^c   Torres Alvarado, Ignacio S ^a   Tello Hinojosa, Enrique ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

^d Comisión Federal de Electricidad ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Baja California; Fluid inclusions; Geothermometers; Heat balance; Hydrogeochemistry; Mexico; Seawater component; Static formation temperatures

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETERS;

FLUID INCLUSIONS; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; GEOTHERMOMETERS; HEAT BALANCE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MEXICO; SEAWATER COMPONENT;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETERS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT BALANCE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; WELL;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746115268     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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