Deep cooling response to injection in the southeast Geysers

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 31, Issue , 2007, Pages 457-461

  Wright, Melinda C ^a   Beall, Joseph J ^a  

^a Calpine Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Injection; Reservoir cooling; The Geysers; Tracer

Indexed keywords

INJECTION; INJECTION WELLS; PRODUCTION WELLS; RESERVOIR COOLING; STEAM PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE LOGS; THE GEYSERS; TRACER; TRACER TESTING; WATER COLUMN (WC);

COOLING; COOLING WATER; EFFLUENTS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEYSERS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; OIL WELL LOGGING; PIPELINES; PUMPS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STEAM; THERMAL LOGGING; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELL LOGGING; WELLS;

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 58449089046     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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