Geochemical modelling of petroleum well data from the Perth Basin. Implications for potential scaling during low enthalpy geothermal exploration from a hot sedimentary aquifer

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-28

  Wolff Boenisch, Domenik ^a   Evans, Katy ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMATION TEMPERATURE; GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; GEOTHERMAL EXPLOITATION; GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION; HOT SEDIMENTARY AQUIFERS; PETROLEUM EXPLORATION; RESERVOIR GEOCHEMISTRY; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

ALKALINITY; AQUIFERS; BUBBLE FORMATION; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRILLING FLUIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; HYDROGEOLOGY; IONIC STRENGTH; KAOLINITE; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PH; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

WELL STIMULATION;

ACETATE; ALKALINITY; AQUIFER; CLAY MINERAL; DATA SET; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PH; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AUSTRALIA; PERTH BASIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84881101324     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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