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Geothermal Target Areas in Colorado as Identified by Remote Sensing Techniques

Feb 01, 2012
273.17 kB
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This layer contains the areas identified as targets of potential geothermal activity. The Criteria used to identify the target areas include: hot/warm surface exposures modeled from ASTER/Landsat satellite imagery and geological characteristics, alteration mineral commonly associa...
Authors
Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalremote sensingcoloradothermal infraredtarget areasarcgisgisshapefileshape filegeospatialdatageospatial datahot springsthermal anomalies

Identifying and Delineating Thermally Active Areas in Colorado Using Thermal Remote Sensing Data

Dec 26, 2012
3.26 MB
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This report outlines the approach and methodology of the utilization of thermal satellite imagery to find areas of warm ground that might indicate heat flow from a buried geothermal system. The satellite platforms, modeling equations and corrections to the data are discussed. Some...
Authors
Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradociresasterremote sensingthermal imagerygeothermal potentialdeep resource wellsidentifypotentialtarget areas

CIRES Approach Overview to Using Thermal Infrared Imagery to Find Geothermal Systems in Colorado

Feb 01, 2012
237.36 kB
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Subsurface geothermal activity has a thermal expression that can be observed at the surface. Such spatial temperature gradients are within the radiometric resolution that is characteristic of a wide range of satellites that carry thermal sensors. For this effort, CIRES (part of ...
Authors
Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradociresasterlandsatremote sensingthermal infraredtarget areasgeothermal potentialidentifydeep resource wellspotential

Hydrothermal mineral alterations in the Brady and Desert Peak geothermal fields

Oct 01, 2021
36.68 MB
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Results of the analysis of HyMap's spectra against know hydrothermally altered minerals in the Brady-Desert Peak Geothermal Areas. The analysis was performed using ENVI's Target Detection process against USGS library spectra for Chalcedony, Kaolinite, Gypsum, Hematite and Epsomite...
Authors
Moraga, J. Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergyhydrothermal mineral alterationsmineral markershymapbradydesert peakdata fusiongeospatial datamineral alterationsspectral analysistarget detectionremote sensingdataprocessed datageothermal areanevada

Memos Relating to 2011 Field Checking of CIRES ASTER Thermal Targets

Feb 01, 2012
5.89 MB
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In 2010 and 2011, Flint Geothermal commissioned CIRES from the University of Colorado to attempt to detect "blind" or buried geothermal systems using remote sensing. CIRES utilized thermal infrared bands from ASTER and LANDSAT satellite imagery to detect areas of warm ground in pa...
Authors
Zehner, R. and Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradoremote sensingasterlandsatthermal infraredsite assessmentblind geothermal systemsburied geothermal systems

Spatial Analysis of CIRES ASTER and LANDSAT thermal infrared anomalies

May 26, 2011
136.24 kB
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CIRES provided polygon shapefiles showing areas of anomalously warm ground, derived from ASTER and LANDSAT remotely sensed thermal infrared imagery. Partly from these anomalies, and partly through other evidence layers, CIRES came up with 'polygons' representing areas prospective ...
Authors
Zehner, R. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradoasterlandsatthermal infraredremote sensingthermal anomaliesspatial analysisinfrared imagery

First Priority Geothermal Target Areas as Identified by ASTER and LANDSAT Thermal Imaging of Parts of Colorado

Feb 01, 2012
7.08 MB
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The CIRES remote sensing unit of the University of Colorado was commissioned by Flint Geothermal LLC to identify areas of warm ground that could signify the thermal signature of "blind" geothermal systems. Using ASTER and LANDSAT data along with other characteristics considered fa...
Authors
Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradothermal infraredasterlandsatremote sensingpotential siteschaffee countydelta countyeagle countygarfield countypark countyroutt county

A Hydrogeochemical Analysis of Geothermal Resources in the State of Hawaii

May 01, 2018
9.39 MB
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The University of Hawaii at Manoa conducted a Play Fairway Analysis of the state of geothermal potential for the islands. Phase I included the aggregation of all existing geologic, geophysical and geochemical data available. A probability model incorporating heat, fluid, and perme...
Authors
Tachera, D. University of Hawaii
geothermalenergyhydrogeochemicalgeochemicalhawaiipfaplay fairwaygeochemistrycharacterizationmodelingplay fairway analysisgroundwatertemperaturechloridemagnesiumratiosulfatechloridesilicaconcentrationsouthwest rift zonehaleakalamauipalawai basinlanai

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

Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis Regional Data

Oct 28, 2015
260.6 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. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
geothermalnevadaearthquakesquaternary faultsgeodetic straingravityfavorabilitypermeabilitywellsspringsstructurestransmission linesexplorationwildernessheatiso 240iso 267hgmgravity stationsstrain ratemt stationsquaternaryfaultsslip ratesummed slipdilation tendencyerrordirect evidenceinputmodeldegree of explorationmagnitudedepthlocationfairwaybenchmarks130ccombined permeabilityfaultbufferexploration opportunitiesanomalous valuespower plantsgreat basingeothermal systems3kmtemperature modelquaternary faultrecencystudyhorizontalgradient2.40g/ccphase 2second invarianthorizontal gravity gradientregional permeabilityearthquakedilation potentialslip ratesslip tendencysummed dilationfault namepowertransmission20kmtemperaturegeothermometerforest serviceblmusfsndotroadsmxdmaparcgismpkmap packagenv great basingeospatial datadataarc

Geothermal Mineral Alterations in Brady and Desert Peak

May 15, 2021
1.54 GB
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Results of the analysis of HyMap's spectra against know hydrothermally altered minerals in the Brady-Desert Peak Geothermal Areas. This is the post-processing results and final analysis results of applying target detection algorithms and then fusing the results.
Authors
Moraga, J. Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergymineral alterationshydrothermal alteration mineralshymapbradydesert peakgeospatial datadataprocess dataremote sensingtarget detectionspectral analysisgeothermal areanevada

Utah FORGE: Reports on Northwestern Nevada Well Doublet Drilling and Testing by Fervo Energy

Sep 05, 2023
17.51 MB
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These reports review Fervo Energy's construction of a commercial enhanced geothermal system (EGS). Fervo has qualified full functionality of the system through production testing at commercially relevant operating conditions. The project site is located in a nearfield setting ad...
Authors
Dadi, S. et al Fervo Energy
geothermalenergyfervo energynevada egsenhanced geothermal systemsegshorizontal drillingplug-and-perfutah forgecross-well strainplug-and-perforationhorizontal doubletblue mountainnevadafiber optic sensingwell stimulationfracingfrackingreportdoublet well systemdistributed fiber optic sensingdfosfeasibilityassessment

Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis: Lanai Resistivity and Density 3D Inversion Models

Jun 01, 2020
42.2 MB
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To prepare for its third phase, the Hawaii Play Fairway project conducted groundwater sampling and analyses in ten locations in the Hawaiian islands, magnetotelluric (MT) and gravity surveys, as well as calculations of 3D subsurface stress due to the weight of the rock underlying ...
Authors
Lautze, N. et al University of Hawaii
geothermalenergyhawaiilanaimagnetotelluricgravityhaleakalamauimauna keamtmasurveydatateststresssubsurfacevolcanoresistivitydensityfracture induced permeabilityegsenhanced geothermal systemresourcepotentialresource probabilityexploratory drilling

McGee Mountain Transmission Interconnection Feasibility Study

Jun 01, 2010
882.33 kB
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This 2010 study by ZGlobal, Inc. examines possible transmission interconnect opportunities, issues, customers,etc., for the McGee Mountain geothermal system. McGee Mountain is located in T45N, R27E in Humboldt County, northern Nevada. PDF Format, 833 kb file size. Geothermal Techn...
Authors
Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.
geothermalmcgee mountainhumboldt countytransmissioninterconnectnevada

University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Design of Injection Well #1 (CCS1)

Mar 30, 2018
631.29 kB
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Includes specification sheet, wellbore geometry, and drilling fluids at section target depth associated with the design of Injection Well #1 (CCS1) for the Illinois Basin Decatur Project (IBDP).
Authors
Greenberg, S. University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basinibdpwell ccs1well specsspecificationsinjectiontemperaturepressureseismic sensingpassiveseismic monitoringdtspermits

Programs and Code for Geothermal Exploration Artificial Intelligence

Apr 27, 2021
710.72 kB
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The scripts below are used to run the Geothermal Exploration Artificial Intelligence developed within the "Detection of Potential Geothermal Exploration Sites from Hyperspectral Images via Deep Learning" project. It includes all scripts for pre-processing and processing, including...
Authors
Moraga, J. Colorado School of Mines
geothermalenergycodershell scriptsgeothermal aimachine learningself organizing mapk-meanspythonaiartificial intelligencedeep learningexplorationgeothermal explorationremote sensingblindsite detectionlstland surface temperaturenumpyrastertensorflowk meananomaly detectionlandsat adr lstsbatchslurmshell

First Tracer Test After Circulation in Desert Peak 27-15

Nov 16, 2013
87.08 kB
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Following the successful stimulation of Desert Peak target EGS well 27-15, a circulation test was initiated by injecting a conservative tracer (1,5-nds) in combination with a reactive tracer (7-amino-1,3-naphthalene disulfonate). The closest production well 74-21 was monitored ove...
Authors
Rose, P. University of Utah
geothermaltracer testcirculation testconservative tracerreactive traceregstracerstimulation

ASTER Thermal Anomalies in Western Colorado

Jan 01, 2013
6.1 kB
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This layer contains the areas identified as areas of anomalous surface temperature from ASTER satellite imagery. The temperature is calculated using the Emissivity Normalization Algorithm that separate temperature from emissivity. Areas that had temperature greater than 2o, and ar...
Authors
E., R. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradoremote sensingastergisshapefileshape filegeospatialarcgisgeospatial dataanomaly detectionsurface anomalysurface temperaturealgorithmthermal anomaliessurface exposures

Geothermal Case Studies on OpenEI

Sep 30, 2014
124.18 kB
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This submission contains links to Geothermal Areas on OpenEI that were completed as part of an effort to gather clean, unbiased information on which to build geothermal drilling prospects. The specific areas that were part of this focused effort, or *case studies*, are linked ind...
Authors
Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalcase studycase historyexplorationtechnical issuesenvironmental issuestimelineblue mountaingeothermal areachenahot springsdixie valleykilaueaeast riftlightning docklong valley calderacalderamt princetonhot springsnealnorth brawleyrooseveltrye patchsalt wellsvalles calderaredondosulpher springswaunitageothermal areasgeothermal resource areasonline listlist of areasmapgeothermal activitiesexploration techniquesoverviewexportcase studies

Utah FORGE: Targeting Geothermal Resources with Geodetic Strain Data Paper

Oct 01, 2004
Size unavailable
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The paper linked below offers an initial assessment of a new method to target potential geothermal resources on the regional scale. The method is based on seeking relationships between geologic structures and geodetic observations of regional tectonic strain.
Authors
Blewitt, G. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalforgeutah forgestraingreat basin strainegsgeodetictensorsecond invariantgeodesynevadautahratecrustalgpsfaultorientationmagnitude

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

Utah FORGE: Optimization of a Plug-and-Perf Stimulation (Fervo Energy)

Feb 08, 2023
6.91 MB
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Information around the plug-and-perf treatment design at Utah FORGE by Fervo Energy. Objective and Purpose: Develop a multistage hydraulic stimulation approach designed specifically to target the top three factors that control the technical and commercial viability of an EGS sys...
Authors
Norbeck, J. et al Fervo Energy
geothermalenergyutah forgeplug-and-perf stimulationwell stimulationfervo energyplug-and-perfplug and perffervotechnicalassessmentfeasibilityhydraulicstimulationinjection testprocessed datablue mountainnevadaegswell 73-22well 34a-22well 34-22near-field egshorizontal drillingproppantheat in placestate of stressfiber optic sensing

Areas with Surface Thermal Anomalies as Detected by ASTER and LANDSAT Data in Ouray, Colorado

Feb 01, 2012
2.26 MB
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This map shows areas of anomalous surface temperature in Ouray identified from ASTER and LANDSAT thermal data and spatial based insolation model. The temperature for the ASTER data was calculated using the Emissivity Normalization Algorithm that separate temperature from emissivit...
Authors
Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradoourayasterlandsatremote sensingthermal infraredthermal anomaliesmapsurface temperature anomalies

Areas with Surface Thermal Anomalies as Detected by ASTER and LANDSAT Data in Northern Saguache County, Colorado

Feb 01, 2012
2.29 MB
Publicly accessible
This map shows areas of anomalous surface temperature in northern Saguache Counties identified from ASTER and LANDSAT thermal data and spatial based insolation model. The temperature for the ASTER data was calculated using the Emissivity Normalization Algorithm that separate tempe...
Authors
Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradosanguache countyremote sensingasterlandsatthermal infraredthermal anomaliesmapsurface temperature anomalies

Areas with Surface Thermal Anomalies as Detected by ASTER and LANDSAT Data around Pinkerton Hot Springs, Colorado

Feb 01, 2012
2 MB
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This map shows areas of anomalous surface temperature in northern Saguache Counties identified from ASTER and LANDSAT thermal data and spatial based insolation model. The temperature for the ASTER data was calculated using the Emissivity Normalization Algorithm that separate tempe...
Authors
Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalpinkertoncoloradoremote sensingasterlandsatthermal infraredthermal anomaliessurface temperature anomaliesmap
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