A strategy for interpretation of microearthquake tomography results in the Salton Sea geothermal field based upon rock physics interpretation of state 2-14 borehole logs

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 30 II, Issue , 2006, Pages 779-783

  Bonner, Brian ^a   Hutchings, Lawrence ^a   Kasameyer, Paul ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geothermal; Poisson's ratio; Rock physics; Tomography

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; POISSON RATIO; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; TOMOGRAPHY;

GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS; ROCK PHYSICS; SEISMIC RECORDINGS;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

EID: 34548189444     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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