Review of well stimulation operations in Iceland

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 33, Issue , 2009, Pages 697-702

  Axelsson, Gudni ^a   Thórhallsson, Sverrir ^a  

^a ICELAND GEOSURVEY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Geothermal; Monitoring; Stimulation; Volcanic

Indexed keywords

COLD WATER INJECTION; DRILLING OPERATION; GEOTHERMAL; HIGH-PRESSURE WATER INJECTION; ICELANDS; RESERVOIR MONITORING; SEISMIC MONITORING; STATE OF THE ART; STIMULATION OPERATIONS; STIMULATION PROCESS; WELL PRODUCTIVITY;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); VOLCANOES; WATER INJECTION; WELL COMPLETION; WELL DRILLING;

WELL STIMULATION;

EID: 77952592593     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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