Determination of fluid-flow zones in a geothermal sandstone reservoir using thermal conductivity and temperature logs

Geothermics

Volumn 46, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-41

  Haffen, Sébastien ^a   Geraud, Yves ^a   Diraison, Marc ^a   Dezayes, Chrystel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Fluid circulation; Geothermal; Permeability; Sandstone reservoir; Thermal conductivity; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION ZONES; DATA SETS; FLUID CIRCULATION; GEOTHERMAL; ROCK FORMATIONS; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE LOG; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL LOGGING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMAL LOGGING;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

BOREHOLE; FACIES; FLUID FLOW; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; PERMEABILITY; SANDSTONE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ALSACE; BAS RHIN; FRANCE; SOULTZ SOUS FORETS;

EID: 84870847735     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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