Lightning Dock Geothermal Field GIS Data
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This submission houses geospatial data for the Lightning Dock geothermal (LDG) field in the Animas Valley, Hidalgo County, south-western New Mexico. LDG is a liquid-dominated system produced for binary (ORC) power generation. In this submission shp and tif files are zipped with all applicable sidecar metadata files. Please note that data references the UTM Zone 12N. For the full project description and data please see the linked GDR submission.
Aeromag_readme.txt
Refer to this document for use information for all Aeromagnetic survey in this dataset. Aeromagnetic surveys have file names LDaeromag with a descriptor suffix. (i.e. f... more
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Faults.zip
UTM
Zip file representing the .shp file containing fault locations for LDG, includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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Faults_Inferred.zip
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Zip file representing the .shp file containing inferred fault locations for LDG, includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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Full Lightning Dock Geothermal Field Data Package
This is the link to the full Lightning Dock data package which includes well-by-well data for 41 wells, including logs, drilling and completion records, flow tests, pre... more
GeologicalMap_USGS_I-1310-C_1.tif.zip
Zip file contains USGS Geological map in tif file format as well as its metadata files. Map is for the LDG area.
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IGL_2014APR_lightning_horizontalgradient.tif.aux.zip
UTM
Lightning dock horizontal gradient map in tif file format. Zip file contains sidecar files which include metadata. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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IGL_2014APR_lightning_verticalgradient.tif.aux.zip
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Lightning dock vertical gradient map in tif file format. Zip file contains sidecar files which include metadata. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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Injection_Wells_active__2025FEB.zip
UTM
Zip file representing the .shp file containing active injection well locations at LDG. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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Injection_Wells_idle.zip
UTM
Zip file representing the .shp file containing idle injection well locations at LDG. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDG_Gravity_Magee__2020.zip
UTM
Zip file representing the shp file containing the gravity survey conducted by Magee Geophysical Services for the Lightning Dock area in 2020. Zip file houses all necess... more
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LDG_Wellfield_all__2025FEB25.zip
UTM
Zip file contains shp file and all necessary shp metadata files for LDG Wellfield GIS data. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDG__GIS__2025FEB.qgz
Comprehensive GIS package for the Lightning Dock Geothermal area which is best opened in QGIS software. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDG__Gravity_CGS2_Bouguer__UTMz12.zip
UTM
Zip file containing .shp file for the LDG Gravity survey with Bouguer correction and all applicable metadata. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDG__shp_database__2025FEB25.gpkg
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LDG file for use in QGIS. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDG_waterchem_boron__UTMz12.zip
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Zip file represents shp file which contains locations of waterchemistry sampling for boron. All necessary shp metadata files are included. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDG_waterchem_carbonate__UTMz12.zip
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Zip file represents shp file which contains locations of waterchemistry sampling for carbonate. All necessary shp metadata files are included. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDG_waterchem_fluorine__UTMz12.zip
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Zip file represents shp file which contains locations of waterchemistry sampling for fluorine. All necessary shp metadata files are included. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDG_waterchem_lithium__UTMz12.zip
UTM
Zip file represents shp file which contains locations of waterchemistry sampling for lithium. All necessary shp metadata files are included. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDG_waterchem_silica__UTMz12.zip
UTM
Zip file represents shp file which contains locations of waterchemistry sampling for silica. All necessary shp metadata files are included. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDG_waterchem_sulphate__UTMz12.zip
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Zip file represents shp file which contains locations of waterchemistry sampling for sulphate. All necessary shp metadata files are included. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LD_Animas_Valley_fault.zip
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Zip file representing the .shp file containing location of the Animas Valley fault. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDaeromag_contours_100m.zip
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Zip file representing the .shp file containing contours from the Aeromagnetic survey data for LDG at 100m resolution. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata f... more
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LDaeromag_contours_200m.zip
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Zip file representing the .shp file containing contours from the Aeromagnetic survey data for LDG at 200m resolution. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata f... more
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LDaeromag_flightlines_100mPnts.zip
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Zip file representing the .shp file containing Aeromagnetic survey flightlines for LDG at 100m resolution. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use U... more
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LDaeromag_flightlines_200mPnts.zip
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Zip file representing the .shp file containing Aeromagnetic survey flightlines for LDG at 200m resolution. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use U... more
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LDaeromag_linears.zip
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Zip file representing the .shp file containing raw linears of the aeromagnetic survey data for LDG. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use UTM Zone... more
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LDaeromag_tmi100.zip
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Zip file representing the .shp file containing raw tmi data for the aeromagnetic survey data for LDG at 100m resolution. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadat... more
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LDgravity_CGS_Bouguer.zip
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Zip file containing .shp file for the gravity survey with Bouguer corrections in CGS units. Zip file also contains all applicable metadata. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDresistivity_Caliche_line_stations.zip
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Zip file represents shp file which contains Caliche line stations for the LDG resistivity survey. All necessary shp metadata files are included. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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LDresistivity_Church_line_stations.zip
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Zip file represents shp file which contains Church line stations for the LDG resistivity survey. All necessary shp metadata files are included. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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Lidar.zip
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Zip file represents shp file which contains Lidar survey data for the LDG area. All necessary shp sidecar and metadata files are included. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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Muir Caldera ring fractures.zip
UTM
Zip file represents shp file which contains Muir Caldera ring fractures locations. All necessary shp sidecar and metadata files are included. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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NRCS_ContourTool_ReadMe.html
Directs to download for the NRCS contour tool. The read me file is included at this website which provides more detailed instructions for downloading and using the tool.
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Production_Wells_Idle.zip
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Zip file representing the .shp file containing idle production well locations at LDG. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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Production_Wells_active__2025FEB.zip
UTM
Zip file representing the .shp file containing active production well locations at LDG. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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Qfaults_US_Database.zip
UTM
Zip file represents shp file which contains fault locations as provided by a US database for the LDG area. All necessary shp sidecar and metadata files are included. Us... more
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Qfaults_US_Database__UTMz12.zip
UTM
Zip file represents shp file which contains fault locations as provided by a US database for the LDG area. All necessary shp sidecar and metadata files are included. Us... more
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Regional gravity model contours.zip
UTM
Zip file containing .shp file for the gravity model contours for the lightning dock region. Zip file also contains all applicable metadata. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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ShallowTempAnomaly.zip
UTM
Zip file representing the .shp file containing locations with a shallow temperature anomaly. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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TGwells__TEMP_depths.zip
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Zip file representing the .shp file containing well temperatures at specified depths. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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TemperatureGradients.zip
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Zip file representing the .shp file containing temperature gradients for the LDG area. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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elevation30m.zip
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Zip file representing the .shp file containing DEM for LDG with 30m resolution. The zip file includes all necessary shp metadata files. Use UTM Zone 12N.
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ned_documents.zip
Zip file includes National Elevation Dataset metadata and tif files associated with the Lightning Dock Geothermal area.
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topographic_images.zip
Zip file includes topographic images for LDG area in .sid file format best opened in QGIS or similar software. Metadata is included in the zip.
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Citation Formats
TY - DATA
AB - This submission houses geospatial data for the Lightning Dock geothermal (LDG) field in the Animas Valley, Hidalgo County, south-western New Mexico. LDG is a liquid-dominated system produced for binary (ORC) power generation. In this submission shp and tif files are zipped with all applicable sidecar metadata files. Please note that data references the UTM Zone 12N. For the full project description and data please see the linked GDR submission.
AU - Ifrene, Ghoulem
A2 - Rabade, Santiago
A3 - Pollack, Ahinoam
A4 - Thibaut, Robin
A5 - Liang, Zhouji
A6 - Yu, Junjie
A7 - Zheng, Fangning
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - geospatial
KW - Lightning Dock
KW - GIS
KW - Waterchemistry
KW - Well Data
KW - Geological
KW - Temperature
KW - geophysical
KW - aeromagnetic
KW - gravity
KW - lidar
KW - faults
LA - English
DA - 2026/08/19
PY - 2026
PB - Zanskar Geothermal
T1 - Lightning Dock Geothermal Field GIS Data
UR - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1868
ER -
Ifrene, Ghoulem, et al. Lightning Dock Geothermal Field GIS Data. Zanskar Geothermal, 19 August, 2026, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1868.
Ifrene, G., Rabade, S., Pollack, A., Thibaut, R., Liang, Z., Yu, J., & Zheng, F. (2026). Lightning Dock Geothermal Field GIS Data. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Zanskar Geothermal. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1868
Ifrene, Ghoulem, Santiago Rabade, Ahinoam Pollack, Robin Thibaut, Zhouji Liang, Junjie Yu, and Fangning Zheng. Lightning Dock Geothermal Field GIS Data. Zanskar Geothermal, August, 19, 2026. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1868
@misc{GDR_Dataset_1868,
title = {Lightning Dock Geothermal Field GIS Data},
author = {Ifrene, Ghoulem and Rabade, Santiago and Pollack, Ahinoam and Thibaut, Robin and Liang, Zhouji and Yu, Junjie and Zheng, Fangning},
abstractNote = {This submission houses geospatial data for the Lightning Dock geothermal (LDG) field in the Animas Valley, Hidalgo County, south-western New Mexico. LDG is a liquid-dominated system produced for binary (ORC) power generation. In this submission shp and tif files are zipped with all applicable sidecar metadata files. Please note that data references the UTM Zone 12N. For the full project description and data please see the linked GDR submission.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1868},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Zanskar Geothermal, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1868},
note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}
}
Details
Data from Aug 19, 2026
Last updated Oct 7, 2026
Submitted Sep 16, 2026
Organization
Zanskar Geothermal
Contact
Ghoulem Ifrene
Authors
Ghoulem Ifrene
Zanskar GeothermalSantiago Rabade
Zanskar GeothermalAhinoam Pollack
Zanskar GeothermalRobin Thibaut
Zanskar GeothermalZhouji Liang
Zanskar GeothermalJunjie Yu
Zanskar GeothermalFangning Zheng
Zanskar GeothermalKeywords
geothermal, energy, geospatial, Lightning Dock, GIS, Waterchemistry, Well Data, Geological, Temperature, geophysical, aeromagnetic, gravity, lidar, faultsDOE Project Details
Project Name GEOGYM: A MULTI-SITE BENCHMARK DATASET TO DE-RISK AND OPTIMIZE GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION
Project Lead Mike Weathers
Project Number EE0011649
