Geothermal initiatives in Central America
The US Agency for International Development is supporting a new project in energy and resources exploitation for Central America. One of the largest components of the project involves exploration and reservoir development investigations directed at enhancing the production of electricity from the region's geothermal resources. An assessment of the geothermal resources of Honduras is in progress, and interesting geothermal regions in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica are being explored. Well-logging activities are in progress in the production wells at the Miravalles geothermal field in Costa Rica, and preparations are being made for logging critical wells at Ahuachapan in El Salvador. A self-contained logging truck, complete with high-temperature logging cable and logging tools designed for geothermal service, is being fabricated and will be made available for dedicated use throughout Central America. Geochemical and isotopic analyses of water samples collected in Panama are being evaluated to select a high-priority geothermal site in that country. Application of low- and medium-enthalpy geothermal fluids for industrial and agricultural processes is being investigated in Guatemala.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA); Air Force Academy, CO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 5595075
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-86-2009; CONF-860926-9; ON: DE86012374
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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