Geothermal opportunities of Southeastern United States

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 34 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 123-127

  Sica, Nicole ^a   Blackwell, David ^a   Frone, Zachary ^a   Park, J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALABAMA; AMOUNT OF INFORMATION; AREAS OF INTERESTS; BOTTOM HOLE TEMPERATURES; CINCINNATI; DEEP WELLS; ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; FAULT SYSTEM; FAULT ZONE; HEAT FLOW VALUE; HEAT FLOWS; HIGH GRADIENT; KENTUCKY; MISSISSIPPI; PINE MOUNTAIN; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; THRUST FAULTS; WEST VIRGINIA;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; LANDFORMS; RESEARCH; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHY;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 79955117220     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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