Heat-flow reconnaissance of the Gulf Coastal Plain

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5349080· OSTI ID:5349080

Smith, D L; Shannon, Jr, S S

Most of the 46 new values of heat flow determined for the Gulf Coastal Plain are in the low to normal range, but heat-flow values averaging 1.8 heat-flow unit (HFU) were obtained in Claiborne, Ouachita, and Union parishes, Louisiana. Moreover, a zone of relatively high heat-flow values and steep thermal gradients (35 to 46/sup 0/C/km) extends from northern Louisiana into southwestern Mississippi. Also near Pensacola, Florida, temperatures of 50/sup 0/C at 1-km depth have been extrapolated from thermal gradients. Future development of low-grade geothermal resources may be warranted in these areas.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5349080
• Report Number(s): LA-9222-HDR; ON: DE82015898
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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