Detailed gravity and aeromagnetic surveys in the Black Rock Desert Area, Utah. Topical report

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6773977· OSTI ID:6773977

Serpa, L F; Cook, K L

Aeromagnetic and gravity surveys were conducted during 1978 in the Black Rock Desert, Utah over an area of about 2400 km/sup 2/ between the north-trending Pavant and Cricket Mountains. The surveys assisted in evaluating the geothermal resources in the Meadow-Hatton Known Geothermal Resource Area (KGRA) and vicinity by delineating geophysical characteristics of the subsurface. The gravity measurements from approximately 700 new stations were reduced to complete Bouguer gravity anomaly values with the aid of a computerized terrain-correction program and contoured at an interval of 1 milligal. The aeromagnetic survey was drape flown at an altitude of 305 m (1000 ft) and a total intensity residual aeromagnetic map with a contour interval of 20 gammas was produced. Two gravity and aeromagnetic east-west profiles and one north-south profile were modeled using a simultaneous 2 1/2-dimensional modeling technique to provide a single model satisfying both types of geophysical data.

• Research Organization: Utah Univ., Salt Lake City (USA). Dept. of Geology and Geophysics
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-78ET28392
• OSTI ID: 6773977
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/28392-39; IDO-78-1701.a.5.3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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