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Logging Technology for High-Temperature Geothermal Boreholes

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Observation of the Continental Crust through Drilling I

Part of the book series: Exploration of the Deep Continental Crust ((EXPLORATION))

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The Earth Science Instrumentation Group at the Los Alamos National Laboratory is developing instrumentation and new tools that can withstand downhole temperatures in excess of 300°C and pressures greater than 138 MPa (20,000 psi).

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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA

    Bert R. Dennis

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  1. Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, 10964, USA

    C. Barry Raleigh

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Dennis, B.R. (1985). Logging Technology for High-Temperature Geothermal Boreholes. In: Raleigh, C.B. (eds) Observation of the Continental Crust through Drilling I. Exploration of the Deep Continental Crust. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45601-5_15

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