Hueco tanks: an initial evaluation of a potential geothermal area near El Paso, Texas

Conference · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Trans. - Geotherm. Resour. Counc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6375285

Taylor, B; Roy, R F; Hoffer, J M

A potential geothermal resource about 40km northeast of El Paso, Texas is under investigation. The presence of old hot wells indicated the area of interest, and a geochemical survey outlined the possible geothermal anomaly. A shallow drilling program has revealed gradients consistently over 100/sup 0/C/km and as high as 300/sup 0/C/km on the Texas side of the state line, and a 300m hole yielded a heat flow of 8.3 H.F.U. in the limestone bedrock. Electrical soundings have shown the presence of a shallow conductive layer (probably hot and/or mineralized water) and a recently completed gravity survey delineates the faulting pattern apparently responsbile for the uprise of thermal waters. Indications are presently not for an electricity-grade resource, but of a hot water reservoir, with temperatures maybe reaching 120 to 140/sup 0/C.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Texas, El Paso
• OSTI ID: 6375285
• Report Number(s): CONF-800920-
• Journal Information: Trans. - Geotherm. Resour. Counc.; (United States), Vol. 4; Conference: Geothermal Resource Council annual meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 9 Sep 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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