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Title: Petrology and stable isotope geochemistry of three wells in the Buttes area of the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, Imperial Valley, California, USA

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5696681· OSTI ID:5696681

A detailed investigation is reported of cuttings recovered from three wells in the Salton Sea geothermal field located at the southeast end of the Salton Sea, California. The wells, Magmamax No. 2, Magmamax No. 3, and Woolsey No. 1 penetrate 1340 m, 1200 m, and 730 m, respectively, of altered sandstones, siltstones, and shales of the Colorado River delta. The wells are located at the crest of a thermal anomaly, reach a maximum of 320/sup 0/C at 1070 m, and produce a brine containing approximately 250,000 mg/1 of dissolved solids.

Research Organization:
California Univ., Riverside (USA)
OSTI ID:
5696681
Report Number(s):
UCR/IGPP-76/17
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Thesis
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
RESERVOIR ROCK
HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION
SALTON SEA GEOTHERMAL FIELD
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PETROLOGY
ANHYDRITE
BRINES
CALCITE
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBONATES
DOLOMITE
EPIDOTES
FELDSPARS
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
GEOTHERMOMETRY
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ISOTOPE RATIO
PYRITE
QUARTZ
ROCK-FLUID INTERACTIONS
SANDSTONES
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SHALES
STRATIGRAPHY
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ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM SILICATES
CALCIUM CARBONATES
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM SILICATES
CALCIUM SULFATES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONATE ROCKS
CHALCOGENIDES
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COHERENT SCATTERING
DIFFRACTION
GEOLOGY
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON ORES
IRON OXIDES
IRON SILICATES
IRON SULFIDES
MAGNESIUM CARBONATES
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MINERALS
ORES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PYRITES
ROCKS
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SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
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SULFUR ORES
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WELLS
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