An analytical model for the geotherm in the Basilicata oil fields area (southern Italy)

Italian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 204-213

  Megna, Antonella ^a   Candela, Stefania ^b   Mazzoli, Stefano ^c   Santini, Stefano ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frictional heating; Heat flow density; Temperature profile; Thermal modelling; Val d'agri area

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT FLOW; HEATING; OIL FIELD; RHEOLOGY; SLIP RATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

BASILICATA; ITALY;

EID: 84919389319     PISSN: 20381719     EISSN: 20381727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2014.02     Document Type: Article

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