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Project HOTSPOT: Kimama Well Borehole Geophysics Database

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.15121/1148774· OSTI ID:1148774
The Snake River Plain (SRP), Idaho, hosts potential geothermal resources due to elevated groundwater temperatures associated with the thermal anomaly Yellowstone-Snake River hotspot. Project HOTSPOT has coordinated international institutions and organizations to understand subsurface stratigraphy and assess geothermal potential. Over 5.9km of core were drilled from three boreholes within the SRP in an attempt to acquire continuous core documenting the volcanic and sedimentary record of the hotspot: (1) Kimama, (2) Kimberly, and (3) Mountain Home. The Kimama drill site was set up to acquire a continuous record of basaltic volcanism along the central volcanic axis and to test the extent of geothermal resources beneath the Snake River aquifer. Data submitted by project collaborator Doug Schmitt, University of Alberta
Research Organization:
DOE Geothermal Data Repository; Utah State University
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Geothermal Technologies Program (EE-2C)
Contributing Organization:
Utah State University
DOE Contract Number:
EE0002848
OSTI ID:
1148774
Report Number(s):
291
Availability:
GDRHelp@ee.doe.gov
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English