Fault intersections and hybrid transform faults in the southern Salton Trough geothermal area, Baja California, Mexico
Conference
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OSTI ID:6032110
Analysis of 55 wells drilled at the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Field and a suite of geological and geophysical studies throughout the southern Salton Trough from the Mexican-United States border to the Gulf of California clarify two concepts important to geothermal development: (1) increased natural convective fluid flow and better permeability should occur at intersecting faults both regionally and within a producing field, and (2) the Cerro Prieto and Imperial faults are best conceived of as hybrid types having features of both San Andreas style wrench faults and oceanic tranform faults.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.; Comision Federal de Electricidad, Mexico City
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6032110
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-9458; CONF-790906-28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
150201* -- Geology & Hydrology of Geothermal Systems-- USA-- (-1989)
CERRO PRIETO GEOTHERMAL FIELD
CLAYS
CONVECTION
GEOLOGIC FAULTS
GEOLOGIC STRATA
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
GRANODIORITES
Geothermal Legacy
IGNEOUS ROCKS
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
MINERALS
NATURAL CONVECTION
PERMEABILITY
ROCKS
SAND
SANDSTONES
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SHALES
STRATIFICATION
WELLS
150201* -- Geology & Hydrology of Geothermal Systems-- USA-- (-1989)
CERRO PRIETO GEOTHERMAL FIELD
CLAYS
CONVECTION
GEOLOGIC FAULTS
GEOLOGIC STRATA
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
GRANODIORITES
Geothermal Legacy
IGNEOUS ROCKS
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
MINERALS
NATURAL CONVECTION
PERMEABILITY
ROCKS
SAND
SANDSTONES
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SHALES
STRATIFICATION
WELLS