Geothermal resources in the Asal Region, Republic of Djibouti: An update with emphasis on reservoir engineering studies

Geothermics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-227

  Houssein, Daher E ^a   Axelsson Gudni, G ^b  

^a ISERST   (Djibouti)

^b ICELAND GEOSURVEY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Asal; Djibouti; Geothermal; Lumped parameter model; Resource assessment; Well testing; Wellbore simulation

Indexed keywords

ASAL; DJIBOUTI; GEOTHERMAL; LUMPED PARAMETER MODELS; RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS; WELLBORE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

WELL TESTING;

DEEP DRILLING; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; WELL TESTING;

DJIBOUTI [EAST AFRICA];

EID: 77955846671     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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