Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis - Reports & Appendices
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. systems with no surface hot springs or fumaroles) and thereby accelerating geothermal development in this promising region. Data included in this submission consists of: structural settings (target areas, recency of faulting, slip and dilation potential, slip rates, quality), regional-scale strain rates, earthquake density and magnitude, gravity data, temperature at 3 km depth, permeability models, favorability models, degree of exploration and exploration opportunities, data from springs and wells, transmission lines and wilderness areas, and published maps and theses for the Nevada Play Fairway area.
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AB - 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. systems with no surface hot springs or fumaroles) and thereby accelerating geothermal development in this promising region. Data included in this submission consists of: structural settings (target areas, recency of faulting, slip and dilation potential, slip rates, quality), regional-scale strain rates, earthquake density and magnitude, gravity data, temperature at 3 km depth, permeability models, favorability models, degree of exploration and exploration opportunities, data from springs and wells, transmission lines and wilderness areas, and published maps and theses for the Nevada Play Fairway area.
AU - Faulds, James
A2 - Hinz, Nick
A3 - dePolo, Craig
A4 - Hammond, William
A5 - Kreemer, Corne
A6 - Shevenell, Lisa
A7 - Coolbaugh, Mark
A8 - Queen, John
A9 - Siler, Drew
A10 - Visser, Charles
A11 - Wannamaker, Phil
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - geothermal
KW - Nevada
KW - Play Fairway
KW - Report
KW - Appendices
KW - Great Basin
KW - NBMG
KW - NVPFA
KW - Carson Sink
KW - Steptoe Valley
KW - geophysics
KW - geophysical
KW - geology
KW - geologic
KW - LiDAR
KW - geochemical
KW - gravity
KW - seismic reflection
KW - MT
KW - magnetotellurics
KW - geodetic
KW - geodesy
KW - shallow temperature
KW - soil gas
KW - slip and dilation tendancy
KW - 3D modeling
KW - thermal modeling
KW - exploration
KW - resource assessment
KW - resource potential
KW - investigation
KW - survey
KW - preliminary
KW - site assessment
KW - favorability
KW - NV Great Basin
LA - English
DA - 2015/10/28
PY - 2015
PB - Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
T1 - Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis - Reports & Appendices
UR - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/756
ER -
Faulds, James, et al. Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis - Reports & Appendices . Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 28 October, 2015, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/756.
Faulds, J., Hinz, N., dePolo, C., Hammond, W., Kreemer, C., Shevenell, L., Coolbaugh, M., Queen, J., Siler, D., Visser, C., & Wannamaker, P. (2015). Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis - Reports & Appendices . [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/756
Faulds, James, Nick Hinz, Craig dePolo, William Hammond, Corne Kreemer, Lisa Shevenell, Mark Coolbaugh, John Queen, Drew Siler, Charles Visser, and Phil Wannamaker. Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis - Reports & Appendices . Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, October, 28, 2015. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/756
@misc{GDR_Dataset_756,
title = {Nevada Great Basin Play Fairway Analysis - Reports \& Appendices },
author = {Faulds, James and Hinz, Nick and dePolo, Craig and Hammond, William and Kreemer, Corne and Shevenell, Lisa and Coolbaugh, Mark and Queen, John and Siler, Drew and Visser, Charles and Wannamaker, Phil},
abstractNote = {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. systems with no surface hot springs or fumaroles) and thereby accelerating geothermal development in this promising region. Data included in this submission consists of: structural settings (target areas, recency of faulting, slip and dilation potential, slip rates, quality), regional-scale strain rates, earthquake density and magnitude, gravity data, temperature at 3 km depth, permeability models, favorability models, degree of exploration and exploration opportunities, data from springs and wells, transmission lines and wilderness areas, and published maps and theses for the Nevada Play Fairway area. },
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/756},
year = {2015},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/756},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-28}
}
Details
Data from Oct 28, 2015
Last updated Oct 11, 2019
Submitted Apr 5, 2016
Organization
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Contact
James Faulds
775.682.8751
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, Nevada, Play Fairway, Report, Appendices, Great Basin, NBMG, NVPFA, Carson Sink, Steptoe Valley, geophysics, geophysical, geology, geologic, LiDAR, geochemical, gravity, seismic reflection, MT, magnetotellurics, geodetic, geodesy, shallow temperature, soil gas, slip and dilation tendancy, 3D modeling, thermal modeling, exploration, resource assessment, resource potential, investigation, survey, preliminary, site assessment, favorability, NV Great BasinDOE Project Details
Project Name Discovering Blind Geothermal Systems in the Great Basin Region: An Integrated Geologic and Geophysical Approach for Establishing Geothermal Play Fairways
Project Lead Holly Thomas
Project Number EE0006731
