Influence of water-rock interactions on fracture permeability of the deep reservoir at Soultz-sous-Forêts, France

Geothermics

Volumn 35, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 507-531

  André, Laurent ^a,b   Rabemanana, Vero ^a   Vuataz, François D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b Centre for Geothermal Research   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Enhanced Geothermal System; France; Geothermal brine; Reservoir stimulation; Soultz sous For ts; Thermo hydraulic chemical modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WELL STIMULATION;

ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; THERMO-HYDRAULIC-CHEMICAL MODELLING; WATER-ROCK INTERACTIONS;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WELL STIMULATION;

DISSOLUTION; FRACTURE FLOW; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GRANITE; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

ALSACE; BAS-RHIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; SOULTZ-SOUS-FORETS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846527203     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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