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

Technical Report · Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

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

Kendall, C

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
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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