Colorado Potential Geothermal Pathways

E., Richard

doi:10.15121/1148766

Title: Colorado Potential Geothermal Pathways

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This layer contains the weakened basement rocks. Isostatic gravity was utilized to identify structural basin areas, characterized by gravity low values reflecting weakened basement rocks. Together interpreted regional fault zones and basin outlines define geothermal "exploration fairways", where the potential exists for deep, superheated fluid flow in the absence of Pliocene or younger volcanic units.

Authors:: E., Richard

Publication Date:: Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2012

Other Number(s):: 299

DOE Contract Number:: EE0002828

Research Org.:: USDOE Geothermal Data Repository (United States); Flint Geothermal, LLC

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Program (EE-4G)

Collaborations:: Flint Geothermal, LLC

Subject:: 15 Geothermal Energy

Keywords:: geothermal; Colorado; Basement weakness; gravity; faults; fluid flow; Basement weaknesses; ArcGIS; shapefile; shape file; geospatial; geospatial data; data; geophysics; exploration; PFA; play fairway; analysis; superheated fluid flow; volcanic activity; remote sensing; fault detection; anomaly detection

Geolocation:: 40.941946633049,-102.0396078125|36.897417334911,-102.0396078125|36.897417334911,-109.19160625|40.941946633049,-109.19160625|40.941946633049,-102.0396078125

OSTI Identifier:: 1148766

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.15121/1148766

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