Northern California Power Association--Shell Oil Company Geothermal Project No. 2: energy and materials resources

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6010776· OSTI ID:6010776

Hall, C H; Ricker, Y E

The potential environmental impact of the energy and material resources expended in site preparation, construction, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of all phases of the Northern California Power Association--Shell Geothermal Project in The Geysers--Calistoga Known Geothermal Resource Area is described. The impact of well field development, operation, and abandonment is insignificant, with the possible exception of geothermal resource depletion due to steam withdrawal from supply wells during operation. The amount of resource renewal that may be possible through reinjection is unknown because of uncertainties in the exact amount of heat available in the steam supply field. Material resources to be used in construction, operation, and abandonment of the power plant and transmission lines are described. Proposed measures to mitigate the environmental impacts from the use of these resources are included. Electric power supply and demand forecasts to the year 2005 are described for the area served by the NCPA.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6010776
• Report Number(s): UCRL-52684
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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150600* -- Geothermal Energy-- Environmental Aspects
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GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
GEYSERS GEOTHERMAL FIELD
Geothermal Legacy
KGRA
MAINTENANCE
OPERATION
POWER DEMAND
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
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WELLS