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Geothermal Fluids

Chemistry and Exploration Techniques

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. Keith Nicholson

    1. School of Applied Sciences, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Geothermal Fluid Chemistry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages XVII-XVII
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    2. Geothermal Systems

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      Pages 1-18

    3. Water Chemistry

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      Pages 19-85

    4. Gas Chemistry

      • Keith Nicholson
      Pages 87-115

    5. Isotope Chemistry

      • Keith Nicholson
      Pages 117-137

  3. Exploration Techniques & Surveys

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. Exploration Techniques

      • Keith Nicholson
      Pages 141-149

    3. Water Surveys

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      Pages 151-193

    4. Gas Surveys

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      Pages 195-207

    5. Soil and Soil-Gas Surveys

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      Pages 209-223

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 225-263
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About this book

This book introduces aqueous geochemistry applied to geothermal systems. It is specifically designed for readers first entering into the world of geothermal energy from a variety of scientific and engineering backgrounds, and consequently is not intended to be the last word on geothermal chemistry. Instead it is intended to provide readers with sufficient background knowledge to permit them to subsequently understand more complex texts and scientific papers on geothermal energy. The book is structured into two parts. The first explains how geothermal fluids and their associated chemistry evolve, and shows how the chemistry of these fluids can be used to, deduce information about the resource. The second part concentrates on survey techniques explaining how these should be performed and the procedures which need to be adopted to ensure reliable sampling and analytical data are obtained. A geothermal system requires a heat source and a fluid which transfers the heat towards the surface. The fluid could be molten rock (magma) or water. This book concentrates on the chemistry of the water, or hydrothermal, systems. Consequently, magma-energy systems are not considered. Hot-dry rock (HDR) systems are similarly outside the scope of this text, principally because they contain no indigenous fluid for study. Both magma-energy and HDR systems have potential as energy sources but await technological developments before they can be exploited commercially. Geothermal systems based on water, however, are proven energy resources which have been successfully developed throughout the world.

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  • School of Applied Sciences, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

    Keith Nicholson

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