Heat flow and geothermal potential in the South-Central United States

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 227-243

  Negraru, Petru T ^a   Blackwell, David D ^a   Erkan, Kamil ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced geothermal system; Geopressured systems; Renewable energy; Texas heat flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249087028     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11053-008-9081-x     Document Type: Article

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