Prediction and discovery of new geothermal resources in the Great Basin: Multiple evidence of a large undiscovered resource base

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 30 II, Issue , 2006, Pages 867-873

  Coolbaugh, Mark F ^a   Raines, Gary L ^a   Zehner, Richard E ^a   Shevenell, Lisa ^a   Williams, Colin F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exploration; Geothermal; Great Basin; Nevada; Resources; Weights of evidence

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; FUZZY LOGIC; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WELL DRILLING;

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; NEVADA; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURE;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 34548157455     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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