Progress and future plans at the desert peak east EGS project

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 27, Issue , 2003, Pages 871-877

  Robertson Tait, Ann ^a   Morris, Christy ^b  

^a GeothermEX Inc   (United States)

^b ORMAT Nevada Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Churchill County; Desert Peak; EGS; Enhanced geothermal systems; HDR; Nevada; Well stimulation

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS (EGS); HYDRAULIC STIMULATION; QUARTZ MONZODIORITE;

GEOPHYSICS; HYDRAULICS; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL TESTING; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANTS; QUARTZ;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 4143062359     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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