Results of investigation at the Ahuachapan Geothermal Field, El Salvador. Part 2, Electrical-methods geophysics: Final report
- HydroGeophysics, Tucson, AZ (United States)
The Ahuachapan Geothermal Field (AGF) is a 95 megawatt geothemal-sourced power-plant operated by the Comision Ejecutiva Hidroelectrica del Rio Lempa (CEL) of El Salvador. During the past decade, as part of an effort to increase in situ thermal reserves in order to realize the full generation capacity of the AGF, extensive surface geophysical coverage has been obtained over the AGF and the prospective Chipilapa area to the east. The geophysical surveys were performed to determine physical property characteristics of the known reservoir and then to search for similar characteristics in the Chipilapa area. A secondary objective was to evaluate the surface recharge area in the highlands to the south of the AGF. The principal surface electrical geophysical methods used during this period were DC resistivity and magnetotellurics. Three available data sets have been reinterpreted using drillhole control to help form geophysical models of the area. The geophysical models are compared with the geologic interpretations.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States); HydroGeophysics, Tucson, AZ (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 10138736
- Report Number(s):
- LA-SUB-93-109; ON: DE93009410
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Apr 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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