A depletion mechanism for the behavior of noncondensible gases at The Geysers

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 27, Issue , 2003, Pages 771-778

  Powell, Tom ^a   Li, Kewen ^b  

^a Thermochem Inc   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Noncondensible gases; Porosity; The Geysers; Vapor dominated systems

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; NONCONDENSIBLE GASES; THE GEYSERS; VAPOR-DOMINATED SYSTEMS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; GAS DYNAMICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCK MECHANICS; STEAM; VAPORIZATION;

GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING;

EID: 4143138538     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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