Geothermal study at the Wenchuan earthquake Fault Scientific Drilling project-hole 1 (WFSD-1): Borehole temperature, thermal conductivity, and well log data

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue , 2016, Pages 23-32

  Zheng, Yong ^a   Li, Haibing ^a   Gong, Zheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluid flow; Heat flow; Non uniform vertical distribution; Thermal conductivity; WFSD 1

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; DRILLING; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; FLUID FLOW; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; HEAT FLOW; SEISMICITY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WELL LOGGING;

CHINA; LONGMENSHAN FAULT ZONE; SICHUAN;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84955085374     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2015.11.025     Document Type: Article

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