New geothermal resource map of the Northeastern US and technique for mapping temperature at depth

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 34 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 283-288

  Blackwell, David D ^a   Richards, Maria ^a   Batir, Joseph ^a   Frone, Zachary ^a   Park, Junghyun ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom hole temperature; Enhanced Geothermal Systems; Heat in place; Northeastern US

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM HOLE TEMPERATURES; DATA DENSITY; DEPTH MAP; ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; HEAT FLOWS; HEAT IN PLACE; LOCALIZED TEMPERATURE; NORTHEASTERN US; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SITE-SPECIFIC; SUBSURFACE TEMPERATURE; TECHNIQUES USED; THERMAL ANOMALIES; THERMAL DATA; THERMAL PROPERTIES; WEST VIRGINIA;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 79955093444     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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