Helium in soil gases of the Roosevelt Hot Springs Known Geothermal Resource Area, Beaver County, Utah

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978 · J. Res. U.S. Geol. Surv.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6496806

Hinkle, M E; Denton, E H; Bigelow, R C; Turner, R L

Soil samples were collected in two parallel traverses across the Dome fault zone of the Roosevelt Hot Springs Known Geothermal Resource Area. The samples were sealed in air-tight aluminum cans, and the soil gas was allowed to equilibrate with the atmospheric air in the cans. Gas from the cans was analyzed by mass-spectrometry. Samples collected over faults contained anomalously high concentrations of helium. Samples collected close to a geothermal well 884 m deep contained more helium than samples collected near another geothermal well 1370 m deep.

• OSTI ID: 6496806
• Journal Information: J. Res. U.S. Geol. Surv.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Res. U.S. Geol. Surv.; (United States) Vol. 6:5; ISSN JRGSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
150302* -- Geothermal Exploration & Exploration Technology-- Geochemical Techniques & Surveys
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CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
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GASES
GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
HELIUM
HOT SPRINGS
KGRA
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
RARE GASES
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
SAMPLING
SOILS
SPECTROSCOPY
THERMAL SPRINGS
USA
UTAH
WELLS