Correcting bottom-hole temperatures in the Denver Basin: Colorado and Nebraska

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 36 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 201-206

  Crowell, Anna M ^a   Ochsner, Aaron T ^a   Cosnold, Will ^a  

^a University of North Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

BHT; Bottom hole temperature corrections; Bottom hole temperatures; Colorado; Denver Basin; F rster; Geothermal; Harrison; Kehle; Nebraska

Indexed keywords

BHT; BOTTOM-HOLE TEMPERATURES; COLORADO; DENVER BASIN; GEOTHERMAL; HARRISON; KEHLE; NEBRASKA;

STRATIGRAPHY;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 84876234694     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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