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

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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 correlate lithologies observed in core with surface based geophysical studies. Compiled data included geologic maps, volcanic vent distribution, structural maps, existing well logs and temperature gradient logs, groundwater temperatures, and geophysical surveys (resistivity, magnetics, gravity). New data included high-resolution gravity and magnetic surveys, high-resolution seismic surveys, three slimhole test wells, borehole wireline logs, lithology logs, water chemistry, alteration mineralogy, fracture distribution, and new thermal gradient measurements. Drill holes are located at Kimama, Kimberly, and Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.

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Utah State University. (2014). Snake River (Idaho) Geothermal Drilling Project: Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration [data set]. Retrieved from https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1442.
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Shervais, John, Evans, James, Christiansen, Eric, Schmitt, Douglas, Nielson, Dennis, Liberty, Lee, Blackwell, David, Glen, Jonathan, Champion, Duane, and Prokopenkov, Alexander. Snake River (Idaho) Geothermal Drilling Project: Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration. United States: N.p., 21 Feb, 2014. Web. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1442.
Shervais, John, Evans, James, Christiansen, Eric, Schmitt, Douglas, Nielson, Dennis, Liberty, Lee, Blackwell, David, Glen, Jonathan, Champion, Duane, & Prokopenkov, Alexander. Snake River (Idaho) Geothermal Drilling Project: Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration. United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1442
Shervais, John, Evans, James, Christiansen, Eric, Schmitt, Douglas, Nielson, Dennis, Liberty, Lee, Blackwell, David, Glen, Jonathan, Champion, Duane, and Prokopenkov, Alexander. 2014. "Snake River (Idaho) Geothermal Drilling Project: Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration". United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1442.
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Data from Feb 21, 2014

Last updated Jun 19, 2023

Submitted Jan 3, 2023

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Utah State University

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John Shervais

435.797.1274

Authors

John Shervais

Utah State University

James Evans

Utah State University

Eric Christiansen

Brigham Young University

Douglas Schmitt

University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E1 Canada

Dennis Nielson

DOSECC Inc. Salt Lake City Utah

Lee Liberty

Boise State University

David Blackwell

Southern Methodist University Huffington Department of Earth S...

Jonathan Glen

U.S. Geologic Survey Menlo Park CA

Duane Champion

U.S. Geologic Survey Menlo Park CA

Alexander Prokopenkov

University South Carolina

DOE Project Details

Project Name The Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project: Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration

Project Lead Eric Hass

Project Number EE0002848

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