Evaluation of the geothermal potential of the western Snake River Plain based on a deep corehole on the Mountain Home AFB near Mountain Home, Idaho

Lachmar, Thomas E.; Freeman, Thomas G.; Kessler, James A.; Batir, Joseph F.; Evans, James P.; Nielson, Dennis L.; Shervais, John W.; Chen, Xiwei; Schmitt, Douglas R.; Blackwell, David D.

doi:10.1186/s40517-019-0142-7

Title: Evaluation of the geothermal potential of the western Snake River Plain based on a deep corehole on the Mountain Home AFB near Mountain Home, Idaho

Authors:

; Freeman, Thomas G.; Kessler, James A.; Batir, Joseph F.; Evans, James P.; Nielson, Dennis L.; Shervais, John W.; Chen, Xiwei; Schmitt, Douglas R.; Blackwell, David D.

Publication Date:: Tue Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1619382

Grant/Contract Number:: EERE-0002848; EERE-0006733

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Geothermal Energy

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Geothermal Energy Journal Volume: 7 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2195-9706

Publisher:: Springer Science + Business Media

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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                    Lachmar, Thomas E., Freeman, Thomas G., Kessler, James A., Batir, Joseph F., Evans, James P., Nielson, Dennis L., Shervais, John W., Chen, Xiwei, Schmitt, Douglas R., and Blackwell, David D. Evaluation of the geothermal potential of the western Snake River Plain based on a deep corehole on the Mountain Home AFB near Mountain Home, Idaho.  Germany: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Lachmar, Thomas E., Freeman, Thomas G., Kessler, James A., Batir, Joseph F., Evans, James P., Nielson, Dennis L., Shervais, John W., Chen, Xiwei, Schmitt, Douglas R., & Blackwell, David D. Evaluation of the geothermal potential of the western Snake River Plain based on a deep corehole on the Mountain Home AFB near Mountain Home, Idaho.  Germany.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s40517-019-0142-7

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                    Lachmar, Thomas E., Freeman, Thomas G., Kessler, James A., Batir, Joseph F., Evans, James P., Nielson, Dennis L., Shervais, John W., Chen, Xiwei, Schmitt, Douglas R., and Blackwell, David D. Tue .  
"Evaluation of the geothermal potential of the western Snake River Plain based on a deep corehole on the Mountain Home AFB near Mountain Home, Idaho".  Germany.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s40517-019-0142-7.

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  title        = {Evaluation of the geothermal potential of the western Snake River Plain based on a deep corehole on the Mountain Home AFB near Mountain Home, Idaho},

  author       = {Lachmar, Thomas E. and Freeman, Thomas G. and Kessler, James A. and Batir, Joseph F. and Evans, James P. and Nielson, Dennis L. and Shervais, John W. and Chen, Xiwei and Schmitt, Douglas R. and Blackwell, David D.},

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  doi          = {10.1186/s40517-019-0142-7},

  journal      = {Geothermal Energy},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 7,

  place        = {Germany},

  year         = {Tue Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2019},

  month        = {Tue Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2019}

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An empirical NaKCa geothermometer for natural waters journal, May 1973

Geothermal play Fairway Analysis of the Snake River Plain, Idaho conference, January 2017

Geothermal solute equilibria. Derivation of Na-K-Mg-Ca geoindicators journal, December 1988

Propagation pathways and fluid transport of hydrofractures in jointed and layered rocks in geothermal fields journal, August 2002

Mass transfer along the Yellowstone hotspot track I: Petrologic constraints on the volume of mantle-derived magma journal, November 2009

Geodynamics of the Yellowstone hotspot and mantle plume: Seismic and GPS imaging, kinematics, and mantle flow journal, November 2009

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Effect of an 860-m thick, cold, freshwater aquifer on geothermal potential along the axis of the eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho journal, December 2017

Thermal–mechanical modeling of cooling history and fracture development in inflationary basalt lava flows journal, March 2008

Geology and in situ stress of the MH-2 borehole, Idaho, USA: Insights into western Snake River Plain structure from geothermal exploration drilling journal, April 2017

The Yellowstone hotspot journal, July 1994

The smectite to corrensite transition: X-ray diffraction results from the MH-2B core, western Snake River Plain, Idaho, USA journal, September 2016

Magnesium correction to the NaKCa chemical geothermometer journal, September 1979

Geologic Setting of the Snake River Plain Aquifer and Vadose Zone journal, January 2004

Stop-go temperature logging for precision applications journal, July 2007

Chemical geothermometers and mixing models for geothermal systems journal, January 1977

Alteration of hyaloclastites in the HSDP 2 Phase 1 Drill Core 1. Description and paragenesis: ALTERATION OF HYALOCLASTITES journal, May 2003

Isotopic Variations in Meteoric Waters journal, May 1961

Regional implications of heat flow of the Snake River Plain, Northwestern United States journal, August 1989

An empirical NaKCa geothermometer for natural waters
journal, May 1973

Geothermal play Fairway Analysis of the Snake River Plain, Idaho
conference, January 2017

Geothermal solute equilibria. Derivation of Na-K-Mg-Ca geoindicators
journal, December 1988

Propagation pathways and fluid transport of hydrofractures in jointed and layered rocks in geothermal fields
journal, August 2002

Mass transfer along the Yellowstone hotspot track I: Petrologic constraints on the volume of mantle-derived magma
journal, November 2009

Geodynamics of the Yellowstone hotspot and mantle plume: Seismic and GPS imaging, kinematics, and mantle flow
journal, November 2009

First Results from HOTSPOT: The Snake River Plain Scientific Drilling Project, Idaho, U.S.A.
journal, January 2013

Effect of an 860-m thick, cold, freshwater aquifer on geothermal potential along the axis of the eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
journal, December 2017

Thermal–mechanical modeling of cooling history and fracture development in inflationary basalt lava flows
journal, March 2008

Geology and in situ stress of the MH-2 borehole, Idaho, USA: Insights into western Snake River Plain structure from geothermal exploration drilling
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The Yellowstone hotspot
journal, July 1994

The smectite to corrensite transition: X-ray diffraction results from the MH-2B core, western Snake River Plain, Idaho, USA
journal, September 2016

Magnesium correction to the NaKCa chemical geothermometer
journal, September 1979

Geologic Setting of the Snake River Plain Aquifer and Vadose Zone
journal, January 2004

Stop-go temperature logging for precision applications
journal, July 2007

Chemical geothermometers and mixing models for geothermal systems
journal, January 1977

Alteration of hyaloclastites in the HSDP 2 Phase 1 Drill Core 1. Description and paragenesis: ALTERATION OF HYALOCLASTITES
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