A feasibility study on the expected seismic AVA signatures of deep fractured geothermal reservoirs in an intrusive basement

Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Aleardi, Mattia ^a   Mazzotti, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

fractured geothermal reservoir; Italy; Larderello Travale; seismic AVA signature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914126987     PISSN: 17422132     EISSN: 17422140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-2132/11/6/065008     Document Type: Article

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