Electrical resistivity investigations at the Olkaria geothermal field, Kenya

Conference · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Trans. - Geotherm. Resour. Counc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6167610

Bhogal, P S

The bipole-dipole, Schlumberger and in line dipole-dipole electrical resistivity configurations were used to delineate the Olkaria geothermal reservoir with the view to site boreholes for the production of electric power using the geopressurized hot water. The dipole-dipole resistivity data provided the least ambiguous and most usable data for assessing the resource. Deep drilling into two of the anomalies outlined by this survey has proved the existence of high-temperature reservoirs and a 15MW power station is under construction.

• Research Organization: Kenya Power Co. Ltd., Nairobi
• OSTI ID: 6167610
• Report Number(s): CONF-800920-
• Journal Information: Trans. - Geotherm. Resour. Counc.; (United States), Vol. 4; Conference: Geothermal Resource Council annual meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 9 Sep 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
KENYA
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
RESISTIVITY SURVEYS
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
POWER RANGE 10-100 MW
RIFT ZONES
VOLCANIC REGIONS
WELL DRILLING
AFRICA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DRILLING
ELECTRICAL SURVEYS
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
POWER PLANTS
SURVEYS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
150301* - Geothermal Exploration & Exploration Technology- Geophysical Techniques & Surveys