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Conducting a 3D Converted Shear Wave Project to Reduce Exploration Risk at Wister, CA

May 18, 2010
2.61 MB
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2010 Peer Review of the 'Conducting a 3D Converted Shear Wave' Project to reduce exploration risk at Wister, CA. The presentation includes a timeline, budget, barriers, and partners. The objective of the project is also explained in the presentation.
Authors
Matlick, S. Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermalwister caconverted shear wave3c 3d seismictemperature gradient holesgravitymagneticexplorationblindshear waverisk reduction

Conducting a 3D Converted Shear Wave Project to reduce exploration risk at Wister, CA: Geothermal Technologies Program 2011 Peer Review

Jun 01, 2011
1.35 MB
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2011 Peer Review of the 'Conducting a 3D Converted Shear Wave' Project to reduce exploration risk at Wister, CA.
Authors
Matlick, S. Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermalwister caconverted shear wave3c 3d seismictemperature gradient holesgravitymagneticexplorationblind

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

Maps, Models and Data from Southeastern Great Basin PFA

Jun 30, 2017
846.11 kB
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This submission includes composite risk segment models in raster format for permeability, heat of the earth, and MT, as well as the final PFA model of geothermal exploration risk in Southwestern Utah, USA. Additionally, this submission has data regarding hydrothermally altered are...
Authors
Nash, G. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyexplorationplay fairway analysisutahheatpermeabilityopalmtmagnetotelluricpfahydrothermal alterationsinterhidden geothermal systemsblind geothermal systemsshapefileshape filearcgisgisgeospatial dataxrdx-ray diffractionmilfordphase 2segbgbgreat basinse great basineasterngeophysicsheat floweastern great basinhydrothermal

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

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

Characterizing favourable structural settings of geothermal reservoirs in extensional regions: Enhanced exploration strategies

Nov 30, 2010
1.47 MB
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Exploration of geothermal systems is commonly hampered by the risk of unsuccessful drilling. A major problem in selecting well sites is that the favorable settings of known systems are generally not adequately characterized. This is particularly important in amagmatic regions, wh...
Authors
Faulds, J. et al University of Nevada
geothermalstructural controlled geothermal systemsbasin and rangeaegean extension regionturkeystructurally controled geothermal systemsaegean extensional provincegeothermal exploration

SE Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis Heat and Permeability CRS

Nov 15, 2015
805.9 kB
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Within this submission are multiple .tif images with accompanying metadata of magnetotelluric conductor occurrence, fault critical stress composite risk segment (CRS), permeability CRS, Quaternary mafic extrusions, Quaternary fault density, and Quaternary rhyolite maps. Each of th...
Authors
Brandt, A. University of Utah
geothermalutahse great basinexplorationplay fairway analysispfacrscomposite risk segmentmtcritical stresspermeabilitybasaltfaultrhyolitequaternarymapmagnetotelluricconductoroccurencefluid flowlineamentsfaultsquaternary faultsfault densityprobabilityeasterngreat basineastern great basindatageospatial data

Geothermal Exploration Cost and Time Metric

Jan 01, 2013
518.12 kB
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was tasked with developing a metric in 2012 to measure the impacts of RD&D funding on the cost and time required for geothermal exploration activities. The development of this cost and time metric included collecting cost and time da...
Authors
Jenne, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalexplorationcosttimetoolriskmetricexploraton

Assessing Low-Temperature Geothermal Play Types: Relevant Data and Play Fairway Analysis Methods

Jan 01, 2023
17.19 MB
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This data catalog contains information on low temperature geothermal play types. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) supports the Geothermal Heating and Cooling Geospatial Datasets and Analysis project, conducted by the National Renewable Energ...
Authors
Davalos, E. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergylow-temperaturedatasetsgeothermal heating and coolingdata cataloglow temperaturegeospatialgeochemicalprocessed datageophysicaleconomic riskdata repositoryplay fairway analysisplay fairwayalaskahawaiiunited statesexploration risktechnical reportreport

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

Model results and data for Nontechnical Barriers to Geothermal Development

Jul 25, 2022
73.96 kB
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Data included in this submission support the analysis conducted for the report "Nontechnical Barriers to Geothermal Development" which is linked bellow. These data include information about the power purchase agreements (PPAs) analyzed for the report, inputs and model results for ...
Authors
Rabinowitz, H. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyppapro formanontechnical barriersexcelprocessed dataostipower purchase agreementfeasibilityeconomiccostregression analysisassessmentu.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical informationelectricitypower production

Gravity Survey on the Glass Buttes Geothermal Exploration Project Lake County, Oregon

Oct 12, 2011
1.19 MB
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This report covers data acquisition, instrumentation and processing of a gravity survey performed on the Glass Buttes Geothermal Exploration Project, located in Lake County, Oregon for ORMAT Technologies Inc. The survey was conducted during 21 June 2010 to 26 June 2010. The surve...
Authors
Akerley, J. Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermaloregonglass buttesgravitygeophysicsgravity surveygravity datalake countyhat buttepotato lakedatareportorgps datasafetyenvironmental issuesimpact

Final Report: Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin

Nov 18, 2015
31.13 MB
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This is a final report summarizing a two-year (2014-16) DOE funded Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis of the Low-Temperature resources of the Appalachian Basin of New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Collaborators included Cornell University, Southern Methodist University, and ...
Authors
E. Jordan, T. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginiadistrict heatingdeep direct uselow-temperaturereservoirproductivityfavorabilityreservoir productivity indexreservoir flow capacitygpfa-abgeothermal play fairway analysisthermal analysisresource assessmentheat flowthermal conductivitygeothermsheat utilizationsurface leveled cost of heatlcohslcohdemandgeophirescombined risk segment mapsrisk analysisinduced seismicityfaultspotential fieldswaveletsbht correctionslow temperature

Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis Data and Models

Jul 11, 2017
1.68 MB
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This submission includes raster datasets for each layer of evidence used for weights of evidence analysis as well as the deterministic play fairway analysis (PFA). Data representative of heat, permeability and groundwater comprises some of the raster datasets. Additionally, the fi...
Authors
Nash, G. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyplay fairway analysispfatularosanew mexicoheatpermeabilitygroundwaterexplorationresource assessmenttularosa basinmodelarcgisshapefilegisgeospatial datagis layerprobabilityweights of evidenceraster

Research Report of Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin

Sep 30, 2015
32.65 MB
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This is a final report summarizing a one-year (2014-15) DOE funded Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis of the Low-Temperature resources of the Appalachian Basin of New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Collaborators included Cornell University, Southern Methodist University, and...
Authors
Jordan, T. et al Cornell University
geothermalnew yorkpennsylvaniawest virginiadeep direct usedduappalachian basingeothermal play fairway analysispfaplay fairwayanalysismonte carlofinal reportphase 1low temperatureexplorationcharacterization

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

Multiple Data Sets Converge on a Geologic Structural Model for Glass Buttes, Oregon Geothermal Prospect, Patrick Walsh, et al, 2010 American Geophysical Union Poster Session

Jan 01, 2010
16.53 MB
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Multiple data sets converge on a geologic structural model for Glass Buttes, Oregon geothermal prospect, Patrick Walsh, Brigette Martini, Chet Lide, Darrick Boschmann, John DIlles, Andrew Meigs, 2010 Ormat Nevada, Zonge Geophysical, Oregon State University American Geophysical Uni...
Authors
Walsh, P. et al Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermalglass buttesoregonstructural modelgravitybougerdemmagnetotelluricaeromagneticcolumbia plateaulidarhyperspectralinversionlineament

Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for Low-Temperature Resources in the Denver Basin

Sep 30, 2023
404.21 MB
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This dataset is part of an effort to highlight the advantages of incorporating low-temperature (< 150 C) geothermal resource evaluation into the implementation of combined heat and power (CHP), and geothermal direct use (GDU) technologies (e.g., space heating and/or cooling). For...
Authors
Davalos-Elizondo, E. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergypfaplay fairway analysisdenver basinsedimentary basincoloradogeospatialfavorabilitythermalrisk dataexplorationgeologygeologic dataeconomic datawater co-productiongroundwater levelshot spring locationsgeochemistryfaultsearthquakeseconomic feasibilitypythonresource favoribility mapsgeoreportgeopfaworkflowlow-temperature

Eastern Great Basin Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis Report

Jun 01, 2017
111.23 MB
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This is the final report for the second phase of geological, geophysical, and geochemical data collection and processing for the Eastern Great Basin Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis project.
Authors
Wannamaker, P. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutahplay fairway analysisplay fairwaygreat basineastern great basinfinal reportpfaresourceidentificationexplorationwesternutregionextensionvolcanismheatpermeabilityflowboreholemtmagnetotelluricsresistivityanomalygeochemistryfluidgasvolcaniceruptionfaultstresscriticallyseismicitygravitygeophysicsgeologictwin peaksrhyolite fieldseismicpassivenodalmappingheliumsurveyheprobability krigingcrater knolldrill holesitingcomposite riskphase 2geology

Washington Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis Technical Report

Dec 20, 2017
139.29 MB
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An investment of $0.7M from the Geothermal Technology Office for Phase 2 of Play Fairway Analysis in Washington State improved existing favorability models and increased model confidence. New 1:24,000-scale geological mapping, 15 detailed geophysical surveys, 2 passive seismic sur...
Authors
Steely, A. et al Washington Geological Survey
geothermalenergywashingtonplay fairwayexplorationinvestigationsitecharacterizationgeophysicpfawashington stategeospatial datavelocitygrid filesstrainfavorability

Developing Successful Exploration Strategies in Extended Terranes

Dec 31, 2013
7.07 MB
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We conducted a comprehensive analysis of the structural controls of geothermal systems within the Great Basin and adjacent regions. Our main objectives were to: 1) Produce a catalogue of favorable structural environments and models for geothermal systems. 2) Improve site-specifi...
Authors
E., J. University of Nevada
geothermalstructural controlsgreat basinquaternary faultswalker lanesouthern cascadespotential for developmentsubsurfacegeologykinematic analysisstress determinationgravitygravity surveygeophysicsgeophysicalslip tendancy3d modelingtectonic settingdrill sitedrill site selection

Appalachian Basin Play Fairway Analysis: Revised 2016 Combined Risk Factor Analysis

Nov 15, 2016
26.7 MB
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This submission contains information used to compute the combined risk factors for deep geothermal energy opportunities in the Appalachian Basin, in the context of a the Play Fairway Analysis project. The risk factors are sedimentary rock reservoir quality, thermal resource qualit...
Authors
E., T. Cornell University
geothermalappalachian basinwest virginiapennsylvanianew yorkdeep direct usedistrict heatinggeothermal play fairway analysisgpfa-ablow-temperaturecombined risk segment mapsrisk analysisrisk factormapgeologicthermalreservoirseismicutilizationseismicitythermal qualitiesrastertiffgeotiffgeospatial datalow temp

Tularosa Basin Play Fairway Analysis Model

Nov 15, 2015
4.01 MB
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This submission contains several shapefiles used for a deterministic PFA, as well as a heat composite risk segment with union overlay, and training sites used for weights of evidence. More detailed metadata can be found in the specific file.
Authors
Brandt, A. University of Utah
geothermalplay fairway analysispfacrstularosabasinnew mexicofort blissmcgregor rangeweights of evidenceheat crsuniondissolvecertaintytrainingsitesheatcompositerisksegmentplayfairwayanalysisshapefileshape filegisarcgisgeospatial data
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