Analysis of Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties
This project updates the geothermal resources beneath our oil and gas fields, as part of the research for the Texas GEO project. This report "Analysis of Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties" (October 2020) improves on previous mapping of the Texas resources for the counties of Crockett (West Texas), Jackson (central Gulf Coast) and Webb (South Texas). Through additional bottom-hole temperatures (BHT), the number of well sites increased from 532 to 5,410 in total for these counties. The improved methodology to calculate formation temperatures from 3.5 km (11,500 ft) to 10 km (32,800 ft) includes thermal conductivity values more closely related to the actual county geological formations, incorporated radiogenic heat production of formations, and the related mapped depth to basement. The results show deep temperatures as hotter than previously calculated, with temperatures of 150 degrees Celcius possible for Webb County between depths of 2.6 - 5.1 km, Jackson County between depths 3.0 - 5.4 km, and Crockett County between depths of 2.7 - 8.0 km.
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AB - This project updates the geothermal resources beneath our oil and gas fields, as part of the research for the Texas GEO project. This report "Analysis of Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties" (October 2020) improves on previous mapping of the Texas resources for the counties of Crockett (West Texas), Jackson (central Gulf Coast) and Webb (South Texas). Through additional bottom-hole temperatures (BHT), the number of well sites increased from 532 to 5,410 in total for these counties. The improved methodology to calculate formation temperatures from 3.5 km (11,500 ft) to 10 km (32,800 ft) includes thermal conductivity values more closely related to the actual county geological formations, incorporated radiogenic heat production of formations, and the related mapped depth to basement. The results show deep temperatures as hotter than previously calculated, with temperatures of 150 degrees Celcius possible for Webb County between depths of 2.6 - 5.1 km, Jackson County between depths 3.0 - 5.4 km, and Crockett County between depths of 2.7 - 8.0 km.
AU - Richards, Maria
A2 - Batir, Joseph
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15121/1770752
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - Texas GEO
KW - Bottom hole temperature
KW - radiogenic heat production
KW - thermal conductivity
KW - 10 km
KW - Jackson County TX
KW - Crockett County TX
KW - Webb County TX
KW - oil and gas wells
KW - Texas
KW - Jackson County
KW - Crockett County
KW - Webb County
KW - oil and gas
KW - well data
KW - formation temperature
KW - temperature
KW - Stratigraphy
KW - Formation
KW - Lithology
KW - temperature gradient
KW - heat flow
KW - Radiogenic
KW - map
KW - borehole
LA - English
DA - 2020/10/30
PY - 2020
PB - Southern Methodist University Huffington Department of Earth Sciences
T1 - Analysis of Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties
UR - https://doi.org/10.15121/1770752
ER -
Richards, Maria, and Joseph Batir. Analysis of Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties. Southern Methodist University Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, 30 October, 2020, Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1770752.
Richards, M., & Batir, J. (2020). Analysis of Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Southern Methodist University Huffington Department of Earth Sciences. https://doi.org/10.15121/1770752
Richards, Maria and Joseph Batir. Analysis of Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties. Southern Methodist University Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, October, 30, 2020. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1770752
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title = {Analysis of Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties},
author = {Richards, Maria and Batir, Joseph},
abstractNote = {This project updates the geothermal resources beneath our oil and gas fields, as part of the research for the Texas GEO project. This report "Analysis of Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties" (October 2020) improves on previous mapping of the Texas resources for the counties of Crockett (West Texas), Jackson (central Gulf Coast) and Webb (South Texas). Through additional bottom-hole temperatures (BHT), the number of well sites increased from 532 to 5,410 in total for these counties. The improved methodology to calculate formation temperatures from 3.5 km (11,500 ft) to 10 km (32,800 ft) includes thermal conductivity values more closely related to the actual county geological formations, incorporated radiogenic heat production of formations, and the related mapped depth to basement. The results show deep temperatures as hotter than previously calculated, with temperatures of 150 degrees Celcius possible for Webb County between depths of 2.6 - 5.1 km, Jackson County between depths 3.0 - 5.4 km, and Crockett County between depths of 2.7 - 8.0 km.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1291},
year = {2020},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Southern Methodist University Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, https://doi.org/10.15121/1770752},
note = {Accessed: 2025-04-24},
doi = {10.15121/1770752}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1770752
Details
Data from Oct 30, 2020
Last updated May 17, 2021
Submitted Mar 4, 2021
Organization
Southern Methodist University Huffington Department of Earth Sciences
Contact
Maria Richards
214.768.2750
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, Texas GEO, Bottom hole temperature, radiogenic heat production, thermal conductivity, 10 km, Jackson County TX, Crockett County TX, Webb County TX, oil and gas wells, Texas, Jackson County, Crockett County, Webb County, oil and gas, well data, formation temperature, temperature, Stratigraphy, Formation, Lithology, temperature gradient, heat flow, Radiogenic, map, boreholeDOE Project Details
Project Name Texas Geothermal Entrepreneurship Organization (GEO)
Project Lead Elisabet Metcalfe
Project Number EE0008971
