Reactive geothermal transport simulations to study the formation mechanism of an impermeable barrier between acidic and neutral fluid zones in the Onikobe Geothermal Field, Japan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Todaka, Norifumi ^a   Akasaka, Chitoshi ^a   Xu, Tianfu ^b   Pruess, Karsten ^b  

^a ELECTRIC POWER DEVELOPMENT CO LTD   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid mixing; Geothermal reservoir; Transport simulation

Indexed keywords

ACID WATER; FLUID FLOW; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MIXING; REACTIVE TRANSPORT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; MIYAGI; TOHOKU;

EID: 4644352664     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002792     Document Type: Article

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