Kriging predictions of drill-hole stratigraphy and temperature data from the Wairakei geothermal field, New Zealand: Implications for conceptual modeling

Geothermics

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-31

  Sepulveda F ^a   Rosenberg, M D ^b   Rowland, J V ^c   Simmons, S F ^d  

^a Geothermal Reservoir Engineer   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d Hot Solutions Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Geothermal; Indicator Kriging; Kriging; Prediction; Stratigraphy; Temperature; Universal Kriging; Wairakei

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL; INDICATOR KRIGING; KRIGING; UNIVERSAL KRIGING; WAIRAKEI;

ANISOTROPY; DRILLS; FORECASTING; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GRANITE; IMAGE RECORDING; INTERPOLATION; TEMPERATURE;

STRATIGRAPHY;

CORRELATION; GEOSTATISTICS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; KRIGING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RESERVOIR; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TEMPERATURE; VARIOGRAM;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO; WAIRAKEI GEOTHERMAL FIELD;

EID: 84858292686     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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