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Well Logging
Methods used to survey and characterize the physical and geological characteristics along and near the wall of a well, including the temperature, pressure, fracture density, fracture orientation, porosity, rock type, casing integrity, and fluid chemistry.
Geothermal Glossary
Word of the Week – Unconformity
Unconformity Geological term that refers to an ancient surface that has been buried and now represents a discontinuity or break between coherent masses of rock or strata.
Word of the Week – Vadose Zone
Vadose Zone A hydrogeological term that represents the volume of rock and unconsolidated materials between the ground surface and the underlying water table, in which pores and cracks are filled or partially filled with air.
Word of the Week – Vapor-Dominated Reservoir
Vapor-Dominated Reservoir he highest grade of geothermal resource in which self-flowing wells produce dry steam from a reservoir containing a mixture of hot water and steam. Larderello, Italy and The Geysers, California, USA are examples, and they are extremely...