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Title: Candidate sites for future hot-dry-rock development in the United States

Abstract

Generalized geologic and other data are tabulated for 24 potential hot dry rock (HDR) sites in the contiguous United States. The data show that HDR resources occur in many geologic and tectonic settings. Potential reservoir rocks at each prospect are described and each system is cateogrized accoridng to inferred heat sources. The Fenton Hill area in New Mexico is discussed in detail because this region may be considered ideal for HDR development. Three other prospectively valuable localities are described: The Geysers-Clear lake region in California, the Roosevelt Hot Springs area in Utah, and the White Mountains region in New Hampshire. These areas are singled out to illustrate the roles of significantly different geology and geophysics, reservoir rocks, and reservoir heat contents in possible HDR developments.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
6537080
Report Number(s):
LA-9625-HDR
ON: DE83007103
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HOT-DRY-ROCK SYSTEMS; INVENTORIES; USA; ARIZONA; CALIFORNIA; GEOLOGY; GEOPHYSICS; GEYSERS GEOTHERMAL FIELD; IDAHO; MARYLAND; MISSOURI; NEBRASKA; NEVADA; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NEW MEXICO; NEW YORK; OREGON; RESERVOIR ROCK; ROOSEVELT HOT SPRINGS; TECTONICS; UTAH; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FEDERAL REGION I; FEDERAL REGION II; FEDERAL REGION III; FEDERAL REGION IX; FEDERAL REGION VI; FEDERAL REGION VII; FEDERAL REGION VIII; FEDERAL REGION X; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; KGRA; NORTH AMERICA; Geothermal Legacy; 150201* - Geology & Hydrology of Geothermal Systems- USA- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Goff, F, and Decker, E R. Candidate sites for future hot-dry-rock development in the United States. United States: N. p., 1982. Web. doi:10.2172/6537080.
Goff, F, & Decker, E R. Candidate sites for future hot-dry-rock development in the United States. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6537080
Goff, F, and Decker, E R. 1982. "Candidate sites for future hot-dry-rock development in the United States". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6537080. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6537080.
@article{osti_6537080,
title = {Candidate sites for future hot-dry-rock development in the United States},
author = {Goff, F and Decker, E R},
abstractNote = {Generalized geologic and other data are tabulated for 24 potential hot dry rock (HDR) sites in the contiguous United States. The data show that HDR resources occur in many geologic and tectonic settings. Potential reservoir rocks at each prospect are described and each system is cateogrized accoridng to inferred heat sources. The Fenton Hill area in New Mexico is discussed in detail because this region may be considered ideal for HDR development. Three other prospectively valuable localities are described: The Geysers-Clear lake region in California, the Roosevelt Hot Springs area in Utah, and the White Mountains region in New Hampshire. These areas are singled out to illustrate the roles of significantly different geology and geophysics, reservoir rocks, and reservoir heat contents in possible HDR developments.},
doi = {10.2172/6537080},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6537080}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
}