Development of 2-meter soil temperature probes and results of temperature survey conducted at Desert Peak, Nevada, USA

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 31, Issue , 2007, Pages 363-368

  Sladek, Chris ^a   Coolbaugh, Mark F ^a   Zehner, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert Peak; Exploration; Gradient wells; Soil temp probe

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DRILLING; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; PROBES; PUMPS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOILS; STEEL TESTING; SURVEYS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSORS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; WELL TESTING; WELLS;

DESERT PEAK; EXPLORATION; GRADIENT WELLS; GREAT BASIN; NEVADA , USA; SOIL TEMP PROBE; SOIL TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT DRILLING; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS;

WELL DRILLING;

EID: 58449131322     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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