Solute and gas geothermometry of geothermal wells: A geochemometrics study for evaluating the effectiveness of geothermometers to predict deep reservoir temperatures

International Geology Review

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 2015-2049

  García López, Christian Guadalupe ^a   Pandarinath, Kailasa ^a   Santoyo, Edgar ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

analytical errors; fluidrock interaction; geothermal brine; geothermal systems; Na K geothermometers; statistics

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOSTATISTICS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GEOTHERMOMETRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; RESERVOIR;

EID: 84918505519     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206814.2014.984352     Document Type: Review

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