Deep heat mining project in Basel Initial findings in the development of an enhanced geothermal system (EGS);Deep-heat-mining-projekt Basel - Erste Erkenntnisse bei der Entwicklung Eines Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS)

Bulletin fuer Angewandte Geologie

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-54

  Ladner, Florentin ^a   Schanz, Ulrich ^a   Häring, Markus O ^a  

^a Geothermal Explorers Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; MINING;

CRYSTALLINE BASEMENTS; ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; FAULT PLANE SOLUTIONS; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS; HEAT MININGS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; NEAR FIELDS; RESERVOIR MODELS; SEISMIC EVENTS; STRESS REGIMES; WELL PROFILES;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

EID: 57349110683     PISSN: 14206846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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