3D geological mapping as a new method in geothermal exploration: A case study from central Nevada

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 34 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 742-746

  Moeck, Inga ^a   Hinz, Nick ^b   Faulds, James ^b   Bell, John ^b   Kell Hills, Annie ^b   Louie, John ^b  

^a Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

3D fault stress modeling; 3D geological modelling; Geothermal exploration; Stress field determination

Indexed keywords

3-D GEOLOGICAL MODELS; 3-D SPACE; 3D GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; 3D GEOLOGICAL MODELLING; 3D SEISMIC DATA; 3D STRUCTURAL MODEL; COMPLEX FAULTS; CROSS SECTION; CURRENT STRESS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FAULT BLOCKS; FAULT MODEL; FAULT-SLIP DATUM; GEOLOGICAL MAP; GEOLOGICAL MODELS; GEOTHERMAL EXPLOITATION; GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; GRABEN STRUCTURES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NORMAL STRESS; SCATTERED DATA; SHEAR STRESS VECTORS; STRESS FIELD; STRESS FIELD DETERMINATION; STRESS MODELING; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; STUDY AREAS; SUBSURFACE DATA; SURFACE DATA; THERMAL FLUIDS; WELL DATA; WELL PATH PLANNING;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; INTEGRATION; MAPPING; MODEL STRUCTURES; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; SHEAR FLOW; SITE SELECTION; STRATIGRAPHY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 79955454172     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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