Enhanced detection of hydraulically active fractures by temperature profiling in lined heated bedrock boreholes

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 484, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-15

  Pehme, P E ^a   Parker, B L ^a   Cherry, J A ^a   Molson, J W ^b   Greenhouse, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c not available   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambient flow; Fractured rock; Homothermic boundary; Temperature logging

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC LOGGING; AQUIFERS; BOREHOLES; CROSS CONNECTIONS (WATER DISTRIBUTION); GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEATING; HYDROGEOLOGY; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; ROCKS; WATER SUPPLY;

AMBIENT FLOW; BACKGROUND CONDITIONS; FRACTURED ROCK; FRACTURED ROCK HYDROGEOLOGIES; HOMOTHERMIC BOUNDARY; MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TEMPERATURE PROFILING;

FRACTURE;

BOREHOLE; DETECTION METHOD; DOLOSTONE; FLOW PATTERN; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEATING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEALING; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 84875395765     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.12.048     Document Type: Article

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