Statewide geothermal resource mapping in Colorado

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 33, Issue , 2009, Pages 867-871

  Sares, Matthew A ^a   Berkman, Frederick E ^a   Watterson, Nicholas A ^a  

^a Senior Engineering Geologist   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado; Geothermal map; Gradient; Heat flow

Indexed keywords

DATA DEVELOPMENT; DATA POINTS; EXPLORATION TARGETS; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; GEOTHERMAL MAP; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; HEAT FLOWS; OIL AND GAS WELL;

FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 77952667294     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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