Modeling enhanced geothermal systems and the essential nature of large-scale changes in permeability at the onset of slip

Geofluids

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 338-349

  Miller, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Crustal permeability; Permeability of enhanced geothermal systems; Transient permeability

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSIVITY; ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; FLUID INJECTION; GEOTHERMAL POWER; MODELING; PERMEABILITY;

BASEL; BASEL-STADT; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84923166013     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gfl.12108     Document Type: Article

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