Geothermal reservoir monitoring with a combination of absolute and relative gravimetry
Geothermal reservoir monitoring with a combination of absolute and relative gravimetry
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DOI:
10.1190/1.2991105
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发表时间:
2008-11
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
M. Sugihara;T. Ishido
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作者:
M. Sugihara;T. Ishido
Microgravity monitoring is a valuable tool for mapping the redistribution of subsurface mass and for assessing changes in fluid recharge from reservoir boundaries associated with geothermal exploitation. To further the development of a high-precision absolute/relative hybrid gravity-measurement technique, we conducted measurements using an absolute gravimeter in two geothermal fields in Japan. The absolute gravity measurements were performed in the central production areas to directly measure gravity changes caused by fluid withdrawal. We succeeded in measuring long-term trends within an accuracy of a few microgals in the Okuaizu and Ogiri fields, which have been producing electricity for several years. Absolute measurements in the center of the field provide reliable and local reference datum anchor points for more widely distributed relative gravity measurements. In the Ogiri field, we carried out time-lapse hybrid measurements with this combination of absolute and relative gravimetry and delineated the...