A new gold pan for the west: Discovering blind geothermal systems with shallow temperature surveys

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 32, Issue , 2008, Pages 130-135

  Kratt, Christopher ^a   Coolbaugh, Mark ^b   Sladek, Chris ^b   Zehner, Rick ^b   Penfield, Robin ^b   Delwiche, Ben ^c  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Borates; Gabbs Valley; Geothermal; Rhodes; Shallow temperature; Teels; Tufa; Tungsten Mountain

Indexed keywords

BORATES; GABBS VALLEY; GEOTHERMAL; RHODES; SHALLOW TEMPERATURE; TEELS; TUFA;

AQUIFERS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; STEAM; SURVEYS; TUNGSTEN; WATER; WETLANDS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 70249123136     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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