ABSTRACT

Historically, cost effective, reliable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly, use of geothermal energy has been limited to areas where obvious surface features pointed to the presence of a shallow local heat source, such as hot springs and volcanoes. However, recent technological advances have dramatically expanded the range and size of viable

chapter 1|9 pages

Introduction

chapter 5|21 pages

Chapter Chemistry of Geothermal Fluids

chapter 6|28 pages

Chapter Exploring for Geothermal Systems

chapter 7|16 pages

Chapter Resource Assessments

chapter 8|18 pages

Chapter Drilling

chapter 11|23 pages

11Chapter Direct Use of Geothermal Resources