Evolution of the Wairakei geothermal reservoir during 50 years of production

Geothermics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-154

  Bixley, Paul F ^a   Clotworthy, Alan W ^b   Mannington, Warren I ^c  

^a Sinclair Knight Merz ^*  (New Zealand)

^b Sinclair Knight Merz Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c Geothermal Reservoir Engineer   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cooling; Geothermal; Injection; New Zealand; Production; Recharge; Tracers; Wairakei

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; WELLS;

GEOTHERMAL; INJECTION; NEW ZEALAND; RECHARGE; TRACERS; WAIRAKEI;

WATER INJECTION;

GEOTHERMAL POWER; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT PRODUCTION; OUTFLOW; RECHARGE; RESERVOIR; TRACER;

AUSTRALASIA; MANAWATU-WANGANUI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIRAKEI;

EID: 60249098042     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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