Three-Component Long Offset Surface Seismic Survey Data Used to Find Large Aperture Fractures in Geothermal Resources - San Emidio Geothermal Resource Area

Warren, Ian

doi:10.15121/1422726

Title: Three-Component Long Offset Surface Seismic Survey Data Used to Find Large Aperture Fractures in Geothermal Resources - San Emidio Geothermal Resource Area

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P and S-wave datasets and associated report studying the ability to use three-component long offset surface seismic surveys to find large aperture fractures in geothermal resources at the San Emidio geothermal resource area in Washoe County, Nevada.

Authors:: Warren, Ian

Publication Date:: Wed Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010

Other Number(s):: 852

DOE Contract Number:: EE0002847

Research Org.:: USDOE Geothermal Data Repository (United States); U.S. Geothermal Inc.

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Geothermal Technologies Program (EE-2C)

Subject:: 15 Geothermal Energy

Keywords:: geothermal; San Emidio; fracture aperture; seismic survey; P-wave data; S-wave data; report; fracture detection; Washoe County; Nevada; data; s-wave; p-wave; seismic data processing; NV; vibroseis; active source; sweep

Geolocation:: 40.58,-119.2|40.18,-119.2|40.18,-119.6|40.58,-119.6|40.58,-119.2

OSTI Identifier:: 1422726

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.15121/1422726

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                    Warren, Ian. Three-Component Long Offset Surface Seismic Survey Data Used to Find Large Aperture Fractures in Geothermal Resources - San Emidio Geothermal Resource Area.  United States: N. p., 2010. 
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"Three-Component Long Offset Surface Seismic Survey Data Used to Find Large Aperture Fractures in Geothermal Resources - San Emidio Geothermal Resource Area".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.15121/1422726.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1422726. Pub date:Wed Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010

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