History of Geophysical Studies at Wairakei Geothermal Field
- Location
- Wairakei, New Zealand; Taupo Volcanic Zone
- Conference
- New Zealand Geothermal Workshop
- Year
- 1998
- Session
- Wairakei
- Language
- English
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Abstract
Geophysical studies at Wairakei started shortly after investigationsbegan and have made a major contribution to defining the geothermal system and to the changes which in the as a of production. The most successful tools have been the electrical resistivity technique for delimiting the field, and heat flow, and monitoring for helping to the production-induced changes. Seismic, gravity and magnetic anomaly techniques have had only limited success.
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