The oxygen isotope exchange between carbon dioxide and water in the Larderello geothermal field (Italy) during fluid reinjection

Geothermics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-189

  Bolognesi, Luca ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Geothermal systems; Larderello; Stable isotopes; Water vapor; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH-TEMPERATURE LIQUIDS; LARDERELLO; LIQUID WATER; LOW OXYGEN; MAGMATIC ORIGIN; MESOZOIC; OXYGEN ISOTOPE COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE EXCHANGE; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; REINJECTION; RESIDENCE TIME; SHALLOW DEPTHS; STABLE ISOTOPES; VAPOR PHASE; VAPOR PHASIS; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; ISOTOPES; LIQUIDS; OXYGEN; WEATHERING;

WATER VAPOR;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EXPLORATION; FLUID INJECTION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RESERVOIR; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER VAPOR; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

ITALY;

EID: 80051683766     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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