Schlumberger survey of Maui Island, State of Hawaii

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

OSTI ID:6375167

Mattice, M D; Lienert, B R

The results of 21 Schlumberger resistivity soundings made on the island of Maui are presented. The apparent resistivity data was used to estimate electrical resistivities of basalt saturated with seawater for different parts of the island. The values obtained average around 20 ohm-meters, except in one area, Ukumehame canyon, on the south rift zone of West Maui. In this area, which is the site of a warm (33/sup 0/C) water well, the resistivity interpreted for the seawater saturated basalt layer is close to 4 ohm-meters. Using typical Hawaiian basalt porosity values of 15 to 25% the temperature of the seaweed is estimated to be 95 +- 23/sup 0/C at a depth of 273 to 608 feet.

• Research Organization: Hawaii Inst. of Geophysics, Honolulu
• OSTI ID: 6375167
• 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
HAWAII
RESISTIVITY SURVEYS
BASALT
LAYERS
POROSITY
RIFT ZONES
SEAWATER
WATER WELLS
ELECTRICAL SURVEYS
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IGNEOUS ROCKS
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ROCKS
SURVEYS
USA
VOLCANIC ROCKS
WATER
WELLS
WESTERN REGION
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