Evaluation of the solute geothermometry of thermal springs and drilled wells of La Primavera (Cerritos Colorados) geothermal field, Mexico: A geochemometrics approach

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue , 2015, Pages 109-124

  Pandarinath, Kailasa ^a   Domínguez Domínguez, Humberto ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b Universidad Politecnica del Estado de Morelos   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Discordant outliers; Geothermal wells; Reservoir temperature; Solute geothermometers; Thermal springs

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRILLING; GEOTHERMOMETRY; LITHOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOLUTE; THERMAL SPRING; THERMAL WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WELL WATER;

JALISCO; LA PRIMAVERA GEOTHERMAL FIELD; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84930936284     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2015.05.002     Document Type: Article

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