Collocated resources

Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · Geo-Heat Center Quarterly Bulletin

OSTI ID:160012

Boyd, T L

Low- and moderate-temperature (20{degrees}C to 150{degrees}C) geothermal resources are widely distributed throughout the western and central United States. Numerous resources occur in the areas indicated in Figure 1, with individual reservoir areas one to ten square miles in extent. In the northern Great Plains, major aquifers with fluid temperatures exceeding 50{degrees}C extend in a continuous manner for thousands of square miles. Geothermal resources also occur at certain locations in the east. The last major effort in assessing the national potential of low-temperature geothermal resources occurred in the early 1980s. Since that time, substantial resource information has been gained through drilling hydrologic, environmental, petroleum and geothermal projects; but there has been no significant effort to update information on low-temperature geothermal resources. While there has been a substantial increase (49%) in direct-heat (excluding geothermal heat pumps) utilization during the last decade, the large resource base (266 Quads, the U.S. uses about 80 Quads/yr) is greatly under-utilized. Since the thermal energy extracted from these resources must be used near the reservoir, collocation of the resource and user is required.

• OSTI ID: 160012
• Journal Information: Geo-Heat Center Quarterly Bulletin, Journal Name: Geo-Heat Center Quarterly Bulletin Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 16; ISSN GCQBDW; ISSN 0276-1084
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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