Geothermal exploration assessment and interpretation, Upper Klamah Lake Area, Klamath Basin, Oregon

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6774029· OSTI ID:6774029

Stark, M; Goldstein, N E; Wollenberg, H A

Data from public and private sources on the Klamath Basin geothermal resource are reviewed, synthesized, and reinterpreted. In this, the second and final phase of the work, geological, remote sensing, geochemical, temperature gradient, gravity, aeromagnetic, and electrical resistivity data sets are examined. These data were derived from surveys concentrated on the east and west shores of Upper Klamath Lake. The geological, remote sensing, and potential field data suggest a few northeast-trending discontinuities, which cross the regional north-westerly strike. The near-surface distribution of warm water appears to be related to the intersections of these lineaments and northwest-trending faults. The groundwater geochemical data are reviewed and the various reservoir temperature estimates compared. Particular attention is given to specific electrical conductivities of waters as an interpretational aid to the subsurface resistivity results. A clear trend emerges in the Klamath Falls/Olene Gap area; hotter waters are associated with higher specific conductivities. In the Nuss Lake/Stukel Mountain area the opposite trend prevails, although the relationship is somewhat equivocal.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6774029
• Report Number(s): LBL-10140
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
150300* -- Geothermal Exploration & Exploration Technology
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EXPLORATION
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GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GRAVITY SURVEYS
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MAGNETIC SURVEYS
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
REMOTE SENSING
RESISTIVITY SURVEYS
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
RESOURCES
SURVEYS
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS
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