Time–series Analysis of Volume Change at Brady Hot Springs, Nevada, USA using Geodetic Data from 2003 – 2018

Reinisch, Elena C.; Cardiff, Michael; Kreemer, Corné; Akerley, John; Feigl, Kurt L.

doi:10.1029/2019jb017816

Title: Time–series Analysis of Volume Change at Brady Hot Springs, Nevada, USA using Geodetic Data from 2003 – 2018

Journal Article · Wed May 13 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jb017816· OSTI ID:1639028

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Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
Ormat Technologies Inc., Reno, NV (United States)

Brady Hot Springs geothermal field has exhibited subsidence, as measured by interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR). Previous studies have examined both the temporal evolution of the deformation from 2004 through 2016 and the spatial extent of the deformation, directly relating the observed subsidence to volumetric changes below the surface. We extend the modeling at Brady to analyze a data set of interferometric pairs spanning from the end of 2003 through 2018. We examine spatial and temporal trends in the observed deformation by time–series analysis of each of the 1656 cubic voxels in a parameterized elastic dislocation model to identify areas where the subsurface volume changes as a function of time. Joint time–series analysis of Global Positioning System and InSAR pairs confirm significant changes in rates of volume change during time intervals when well operations were varied. Here, the rate of subsidence increases with increased injection, consistent with the identification of thermal contraction of the rock matrix as the dominant driving mechanism. Conversely, the modeled volume increases when pumping ceases, suggesting thermal expansion of the rock matrix.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Office; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0006760; EE0005510; EAR-1654649; EAR-1347190; 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1639028

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1664586; OSTI ID: 1840875

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-19-30751

Journal Information:: Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth; ISSN 2169-9313

Publisher:: American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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