Structure of the low permeable naturally fractured geothermal reservoir at Soultz

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 342, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 517-530

  Dezayes, Chrystel ^a   Genter, Albert ^b   Valley, Benoît ^c  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b GEIE exploitation minière de la chaleur ^*  (France)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Borehole images; Cores; Enhanced Geothermal System; Fracture zones; Fractures; Rhine Graben

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR; WELL;

ALSACE; BAS RHIN; FRANCE; RHINE GRABEN; SOULTZ SOUS FORETS;

EID: 77953256866     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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