Effect of the water-steam phase transition on the electrical conductivity of porous rocks

Geothermics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-114

  Milsch, Harald ^a   Kristinsdóttir, Líney H ^b   Spangenberg, Erik ^a   Bruhn, David ^a   Flóvenz, Ólafur G ^b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b ICELAND GEOSURVEY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Basalts; Electrical conductivity; Fluid; Geothermal; Iceland; Phase transition; Sandstones

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION MECHANISM; CONFINING PRESSURES; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUID VOLUMES; GEOTHERMAL; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; ICELAND; ICELANDS; IN-SITU; PORE FLUID CHEMISTRY; PORE FLUIDS; PORE WATERS; POROUS ROCKS; RESISTIVITY DATA; SANDSTONE SAMPLES; SURFACE CONDUCTION; VAPOR SATURATION;

BASALT; CONCURRENCY CONTROL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; PORE PRESSURE; PORE SIZE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SANDSTONE; STEAM; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WATER VAPOR;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; P-T CONDITIONS; PHASE TRANSITION; POREWATER; POROUS MEDIUM; ROCK PROPERTY; SANDSTONE; SATURATION; VOLCANIC ROCK;

EID: 77949266577     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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