An estimate of the geothermal energy resource in the major sedimentary basins in the United States

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 36 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 1359-1369

  Porro, Colleen ^a   Esposito, Ariel ^a   Augustine, Chad ^a   Roberts, Billy ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geothermal energy; Recovery factor; Resource estimate; Sedimentary basins; Temperature gradient

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; GROUND-WATER CIRCULATION; OIL AND GAS COMMISSIONS; RECOVERY FACTORS; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; RESOURCE ESTIMATE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMNS;

ENERGY RESOURCES; ESTIMATION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; NATURAL GAS WELLS; RECOVERY; STRATIGRAPHY; THERMAL GRADIENTS; WELL LOGGING;

SETTLING TANKS;

EID: 84876253327     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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