Role of 1D MT inversion in a 3D geothermal field

Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and 80th Annual Meeting 2010, SEG 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1107-1111

  Kumar, Dhananjay ^a   Hoversten, G Michael ^a   Nordquist, Gregg ^b   Cumming, William ^c  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b Chevron Geothermal and Power Operations   (United States)

^c Cumming Geoscience   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TOPOGRAPHY;

COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; EFFECTIVE TOOL; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; INVERSE MODELS; LAYER RESISTIVITY; RESISTIVITY MODELING; RESISTIVITY STRUCTURE; STANDARD DEVIATION;

3D MODELING;

EID: 85033711657     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3513038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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