Thermostratigraphy of the Williston Basin

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 36 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 663-670

  Gosnold, William D ^a   McDonald, Mark R ^a   Klenner, Robert ^a   Merriam, Daniel ^b  

^a University of North Dakota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole temperatures; Co produced fluids; Heat flow; Sedimentary basins; Thermal conductivity; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE-TEMPERATURES; BOTTOM HOLE TEMPERATURES; CO-PRODUCED FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; ITERATIVE ANALYSIS; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TEMPERATURE PROJECTION;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; HEAT TRANSFER; LITHOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 84876228017     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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