Borehole temperature logging and water dynamic system in the Xianyang geothermal field, Northwest China

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 982-1000

  Rao, Song ^a,b   Li, Weiwei ^b   Jiang, Guangzheng ^b   Tang, Xiaoyin ^b   Luo, Lu ^b   Wang, Jiangcun ^c  

^a YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Borehole temperature logging; Geothermal gradient; Water dynamic system; Xianyang geothermal field

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE LOGGING; EXPLOITATION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

CHINA; SHAANXI; XIANYANG;

EID: 84938399849     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0563-5020.2015.03.021     Document Type: Article

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