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DEEPEN Data Catalog for Magmatic Geothermal Systems in the United States

Sep 30, 2021
1.88 MB
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This data catalog contains information related to the Training Site Analysis for the Geothermica project "DE-risking Exploration of geothermal Plays in magmatic ENvironments (DEEPEN)." The DEEPEN project aims to reduce exploration risk for geothermal fluids in magmatic systems by ...
Authors
Kolker, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyworld volcanic centerspfaplay fairwaydeepenmagmatic environmentsexplorationdata catalogmagmaticcosoaleutianscascadeshawaiioregoncaliforniasnake river plainsrpwashingtonnewberryvolcanicvolcanogeyserssupercriticalcharacterizationgeophysicsgeologygeochemistrytemperaturewell datamodelinggroundwaterremote sensing

Geothermal Exploration Cost and Time

Feb 13, 2013
14.89 kB
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This paper describes the methodology used to define the baseline exploration suite of techniques (baseline), as well as the approach that was used to create the cost and time data set that populates the baseline. The resulting product, an online tool for measuring impact, and the ...
Authors
Jenne, S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalcosttimeexplorationgeophysicsgeochemistrydrillingremote sensingeconomic

Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis Reports & Appendices

Oct 28, 2015
52.81 MB
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This project focused on defining geothermal play fairways and development of a detailed geothermal potential map of a large transect across the Great Basin region (96,000 km2), with the primary objective of facilitating discovery of commercial-grade, blind geothermal fields (i.e. ...
Authors
Faulds, J. et al Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
geothermalnevadaplay fairwayreportappendicesgreat basinnbmgnvpfacarson sinksteptoe valleygeophysicsgeophysicalgeologygeologiclidargeochemicalgravityseismic reflectionmtmagnetotelluricsgeodeticgeodesyshallow temperaturesoil gasslip and dilation tendancy3d modelingthermal modelingexplorationresource assessmentresource potentialinvestigationsurveypreliminarysite assessmentfavorabilitynv great basin

Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano: Geochemistry Data from Wells 55-29 and 46-16

Jan 01, 2012
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Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano: DOE Geochemistry data from deep wells 55-29 and 46-16 at Newberry 2012
Authors
Jaffe, T. Davenport Newberry Holdings, LLC
newberryvolcanooregoncalderainnovative exploration technologiesgeochemistrydatawellsiet55-2946-16deepwellexplorationhydrothermalegs

Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Temperature, Geochemistry, and Gravity Data

Jun 16, 2017
4.22 MB
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This submission contains multiple excel spreadsheets and associated written reports. The datasets area are representative of shallow temperature, geochemistry, and other well logging observations made across WSMR (white sands missile range); located to the west of the Tularosa Bas...
Authors
Nash, G. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergygravitygeochemistrytemperaturewsmrtularosaexplorationplay fairway analysisnew mexicowell logginggeophysicsdownholeboreholeshapefileshape filearcgisgisgeospatialgeospatial datapfa

Play Fairway Analysis of the Snake River Plain, Idaho: Final Report

Feb 19, 2021
74.24 MB
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This submission includes the final project report of the Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis project as well as a separate appendix for the final report. The final report outlines the application of Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) to geothermal exploration, specifically within the...
Authors
Shervais, J. et al Utah State University
geothermalenergysrppfasnake river plainidahoblindresourcecharacterizationgeologyblind resourcesblind systemswestern snake river plaincentral snake river plaingeophysicsgravitymagneticsseismictemperaturegeothermometrygeochemistryaqueoustrace elementsisotoperadiometrywellarcgispythoncommon risk segment mappingcrsccrsgeochemicalmagnetotelluricsmtconceptual modelgisthermal modelinghydrothermalintegrated modelintegrated geohydrological modelgeology mapengineered geothermal systemegsmapdrillingwater chemistrypetrographyplay fairway analysisalgorithm

Steptoe Valley NV Data Compilation: Understanding a Stratigraphic Hydrothermal Resource through Geophysical Imaging

Nov 01, 2023
1.43 GB
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Sandia National Laboratories partnered with a multi-disciplinary group of subject matter experts to evaluate a stratigraphic geothermal resource in Steptoe Valley, Nevada using both established and novel geophysical imaging techniques. Provided here are a compilation of newly acqu...
Authors
Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergynevadasteptoe valley3d geological modelmtgeochemistryhydrothermalstratigraphygeophysicsmagnetotelluricscsemelectromagneticsgravitygeologymodelingreflectionseismicleapfrogseismic reflectionwater sampleprocessed dataraw datacontrolled-source electromagneticleapfrog energyfeasibilityaqueous

Exploration Best Practices on OpenEI

Sep 20, 2013
63.84 kB
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This is an electronic database detailing different types of, various phases of, best practices for, and cost and time associated with geothermal exploration techniques. The groups of exploration techniques included in the database are Data and Modeling Techniques, Downhole Techniq...
Authors
Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalexplorationgeophysicsopeneiremote sensingconceptual modelsexploration costsbest practicesloggingdrillinggeochemistryresistivity surveymt surveyelectromagnetic surveygravityseismicisotopelidarhyperspectralmultispectralswirflirinsarsarreflectionrefractonmagneticsdc resistivity2-m probewell loggingdatabase link

Exploration Gap Assessment (FY13 Update)

Sep 30, 2013
987.34 MB
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This submission contains an update to the previous Exploration Gap Assessment funded in 2012, which identify high potential hydrothermal areas where critical data are needed (gap analysis on exploration data). The uploaded data are contained in two data files for each data catego...
Authors
Esposito, A. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
geothermalshapefilegapnrelgap assessmentngdsnational geothermal data systemgeothermal prospectorwell datageologic mapsfault mapsgeochemistry datadata coveragedata gapswestern usdbase fileexplorationmineralraw dataindex filegeophysicalprojection filewellgeologicstructurestructural mapsgeochemistryfaultpaperprocesssgwstanford geothermal workshopgeospatial data

Peer Review Presentation: Blind Geothermal System Exploration in Active Volcanic Environments

May 19, 2010
910.73 kB
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Geothermal Technologies Program Peer Review Presentation on Blind Geothermal System Exploration in Active Volcanic Environments. Includes plans and statuses for multi-phase geophysical and geochemical surveys in overt and subtle volcanic systems in Hawaii and Maui.
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Martini, B. Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermalexplorationblind geothermal systemsmauihawaiivolcanicgeophysicalgeochemicaltimelinebudgetgravityco2 fluxsoil temperaturehyperspectralisotopeaeromagneticpunaulupalakuahaleakalarift zone

Glass Buttes Exploration and Drilling: 2010 Geothermal Technologies Program Peer Review Presentation

Jan 01, 2010
780.83 kB
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Glass Buttes Exploration and Drilling: 2010 Geothermal Technologies Program Peer Review Presentation, Walsh, et al, Ormat
Authors
Walsh, P. Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermalglass buttesoregongeophysicalgeochemicalhydrothermal alterationremote sensingtimelinebudgetgradienttemperature logsfault geometryaeromagneticlidar3d geologic modelpeer reviewfield workhyperspectralgravitymineral assemblages

2011 Glass Buttes Exploration and Drilling

Jan 01, 2011
1.27 MB
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2011 Geothermal Technologies Program Peer Review Presentation summarizing relevance, proposed approach, and logistics of the Glass Buttes Exploration and Drilling.
Authors
Walsh, P. Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermalglass buttesoregongeophysicalgeochemicalhydrothermalalterationremote sensingtimelinebudgetgradienttemperature logsfault geometryaeromagneticlidarhyperspectralgravitymineral assemblages3d geologic modelfield workexplorationdrilling

Ormat Maui Project 2011 Peer Review Presentation: Blind Geothermal System Exploration in Active Volcanic Environments

Jun 07, 2011
1.03 MB
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Geothermal Technologies Program Peer Review Presentation on Blind Geothermal System Exploration in Active Volcanic Environments. Includes plans and statuses for multi-phase geophysical and geochemical surveys in overt and subtle volcanic systems in Hawaii and Maui.
Authors
Martini, B. Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermalexplorationblind geothermal systemsmauihawaiivolcanicgeophysicalgeochemicaltimelinebudgetgravityco2 fluxsoil temperaturehyperspectralisotopeaeromagneticpunaulupalakuahaleakalarift zone

Exploring for Geothermal Resources in a Dormant Volcanic System: The Haleakala Southwest Rift Zone, Maui, Hawai'i

Dec 01, 2011
46.27 MB
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Suites of new geophysical and geochemical surveys provide evidence for geothermal resource at the Haleakala Southwest Rift Zone (HSWRZ) on Maui Island, Hawai'i. This poster outlines the Site's background, the geophysical surveys conducted on the Site (LiDAR, gravity and magnetics)...
Authors
Martini, B. et al Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermalexplorationblind geothermal systemsmauihawaiivolcanicgeophysicalgeochemicaltimelinebudgetgravityco2 fluxsoil temperaturehyperspectralisotopeaeromagneticpunaulupalakuahaleakalarift zone

Snake River (Idaho) Geothermal Drilling Project: Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration

Feb 21, 2014
105.74 MB
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The goal of our project was to test innovative exploration technologies using existing and new data, and to ground-truth these technologies using slim-hole core technology. The slim-hole core allowed us to understand subsurface stratigraphy and alteration in detail, and to correla...
Authors
Shervais, J. et al Utah State University
geothermalenergyslimhole drillingsnake river plaininnovative explorationkimamakimberlymountain homebasaltrhyolitegeophysicsgeochemistrytechnicalassessmentprocessed dataidahoconceptual model

Basin and Range Investigation for Developing Geothermal Energy: Exploration Data

Jan 03, 2022
266.32 GB
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This data package includes exploration material from the Basin & Range Investigation for Developing Geothermal Energy [in Hidden Systems] project (BRIDGE), which is part of a broader initiative to advance the exploration of hidden geothermal resources in the Basin & Range Province...
Authors
Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergybasinrangeexplorationpotential fieldsairborne electromagneticsmagnetotellurics2-metertemperatureinversionconceptual modelnevadadixie valleyhawthornegabbs valleywalker lanegeologic mappinglidar analysisgeochemistrygravitylee allengrover pointhiddenblindclay caphidden systemsblind systemsgeophysicsraw dataprocessed data

Exploration Case Studies on OpenEI

Sep 27, 2013
239.12 kB
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The goal of this project was to create a template (and associated form) on OpenEI to solicit crowd-sourced information sharing about various geothermal resource areas around the world. Over the past two years, twelve case studies have been researched by NREL staff testing the usa...
Authors
Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalexplorationopeneigeothermal areacase studyexploration historywell field descriptionhydothermal systemreservoirheat sourcegeochemistrywell field datatectonic settingcontrol structurebrophy modelblind geothermal systemmemo

The Use of 3D Geologic Modeling to Improve Well Targeting in Glass Buttes, Oregon

Oct 09, 2011
2.2 MB
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The Glass Buttes Project includes combining a suite of high-resolution geophysical and geochemical techniques to reduce exploration risk by characterizing hydrothermal alteration, fault geometries and relationships. This is aided through geologic observation, modern remote sensing...
Authors
Walsh, P. Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermalglass buttesoregongeophysicsgeochemistryexplorationlidarfault geometriesremote sensingstructural modelslim holesgeophysicalgeochemical3dgeologic modelinggeology

Hydrogeologic Windows: Regional Signature Detection for Blind and Traditional Geothermal Play Fairways applied to Southwestern New Mexico

Oct 16, 2015
10.82 MB
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Final Report describing regional signature detection for blind and traditional play fairways as part of Phase I of New Mexico Play Fairway Analysis. This project seeks to reduce exploration risk and identify new prospective targets using available geologic, geochemical, and geophy...
Authors
Bielicki, J. et al Los Alamos National Laboratory
geothermalhydrogeologic windowshydrothermalgeochemical tracersintegrated frameworkhydrothermal modelingblind geothermalsystemstraditional geothermalnew mexicoaridexplorationresource assessmentresource characterizationtracer testgeochemicalgeochemistrygeophysicsgeophysicalprospectivetargetsitesgeologygeologicpfaplay fairway analysischaracterizationreport

Topographic and Air-Photo Lineaments in Various Locations Related to Geothermal Exploration in Colorado

Feb 01, 2012
235.87 kB
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These line shapefiles trace apparent topographic and air-photo lineaments in various counties in Colorado. It was made in order to identify possible fault and fracture systems that might be conduits for geothermal fluids, as part of a DOE reconnaissance geothermal exploration prog...
Authors
Zehner, R. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalstructurelineamentsair-photoscoloradoalamosa countyarcheluta countychaffee countydelta countydolores countyeagle countygarfield countymineral countypark countyroutt countysan miguel countyshapefileshape fileexplorationgisarcgisgeospatialdatageospatial datageochemistry

Effectiveness of Shallow Temperature Surveys to Target a Geothermal Reservoir at Previously Explored Site at McGee Mountain, Nevada: Final Report for U.S. Department Of Energy Grant EE-0002830

Mar 07, 2014
2.23 MB
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The McGee Mountain geothermal area was selected to test early-stage shallow temperature survey techniques and drill two slim holes to test the resource. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc. was able to complete only a small portion of the project before lack of funding prevented f...
Authors
Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.
geothermalnevadamcgee mountainshallow temperature surveygeoprobegeochemistrygeologytransmissionreportgravitysurveyfeasibilityarchaeological clearancegeothermometrycost-effectivethermal anomaliescost

SE Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis PFA Models and Probability Map

Nov 15, 2015
763.08 kB
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This submission includes a Na/K geothermometer probability greater than 200 deg C map, as well as two play fairway analysis (PFA) models. The probability map acts as a composite risk segment for the PFA models. The PFA models differ in their application of magnetotelluric conducto...
Authors
Brandt, A. University of Utah
geothermalgeothermal potentialexplorationplay fairway analysispfacomposite risk segmentcrsgreat basinutahgeothermometerna/kmodelpfa modellinggeohtermal exploration modelgoethermometergeochemistrysodiumpotassiumresource assessmenteasternseprobabilitygeothermometrymtmagnetotelluricsgeospatial datageothermal exploration modeleastern great basin

Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: Figures on 2km Grids

Sep 15, 2015
98.44 MB
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Various data sets displayed on a 2km grid for the Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR area.
Authors
M, C. University of California
geothermalgeologic profilegeochemistrygeophysicsstructuralquantity of dataseismicheat rankpermeabilityfavorabilityskewheat flowland accessprotected landcalifornianevadaoregonca-nv-orpfaplay fairway analysisrankheatseismic momentexplorationcharacterizationgeospatial datarastergeoreferenced

Alum Innovative Exploration Project (Ram Power Inc.)

Jan 01, 2010
252.81 MB
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Data generated from the Alum Innovative Exploration Project, one of several promising geothermal properties located in the middle to upper Miocene (~11-5 Ma, or million years BP) Silver Peak-Lone Mountain metamorphic core complex (SPCC) of the Walker Lane structural belt in Esmera...
Authors
Miller, C. Ram Power, Inc.
geothermalgravitymagneticsmtgeochemistryregional temperatureresource modelwell datageologyupper miocenesilver peaklone mountainwalker lanealumesmeralda countynevadagravity surveygridterrain5km10kmupward continued regional residualbougerhorizontal gravity gradientnorth americaimperial countygrav-magmagnetic3dprofileprofilesround 12009round 22010magnetotelluricsinversion30 ohm100 ohm300 ohmztemchemistrygeothermometrytemperaturehole 56-29historicshallowwell logsmoderngeologicgeomechanicsgeophysical25-2926-19geologyreportexecutive summarymapssectionsphotosphotographspicturesgeospatial data

Final Report Cascades/Aleutians Play Fairway Project

Oct 31, 2015
12.17 MB
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Final Report describing data collection, evaluation, modeling and analysis. Ranking of Cascade and Aleutian volcanic centers for geothermal potential.
Authors
Shevenell, L. et al ATLAS Geosciences Inc
geothermalplay fairwaycascadesaleutianspfavolcanicreservoirassessmentinvestigationgeophysicssiteevaluationalaskawashingtoncaliforniashastamt st helensreconaissancegeologygeochemistryvolcanogeodesyexplorationmodelstatisticstectonicstructuraldataheat flow
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