Possibilities and limitations in the utilization of the Neogene geothermal reservoirs in the Great Hungarian Plain, Hungary

Central European Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-252

  Lenkey, László ^a,c   Zsemle, Ferenc ^a,c   Mádl Szonyi, Judit ^a,c   Dövényi, Péter ^a,c   Rybach, Ladislaus ^b,c  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Institute of Geophysics ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Geothermal conditions; Great Hungarian Plain; Neogene reservoir; Production and injection; Utilization

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GRAVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; METEORIC WATER; NEOGENE; OVERPRESSURE; POREWATER; RESERVOIR; THERMAL WATER;

ALFOLD; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

EID: 69149085098     PISSN: 17882281     EISSN: 17893348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/CEuGeol.51.2008.3.6     Document Type: Article

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