Three-dimensional imaging of a geothermal system using temperature and geological models derived from a well-log dataset

Geothermics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 518-538

  Teng, Yun ^a   Koike, Katsuaki ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 D spatial modeling; Fault zones; Fluid circulation; Geological model; Geothermal reservoir; Hohi; Japan; Temperature distribution

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VELOCITY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FAULT ZONES; FLUID CIRCULATION; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VELOCITY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EXPLORATION; FAULT ZONE; FLOW VELOCITY; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; IMAGING METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 36048972657     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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