Assessing Low-Temperature Geothermal Play Types: Relevant Data and Play Fairway Analysis Methods

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This data catalog contains information on low temperature geothermal play types. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) supports the Geothermal Heating and Cooling Geospatial Datasets and Analysis project, conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This project is part of a broader effort to demonstrate the multifaceted value of integrating geothermal power and geothermal heating and cooling technologies into national decarbonization strategies and community energy plans. There is a need to establish baseline low-temperature geothermal resource data sets and evaluate methods for deploying these technologies. This project aims to reduce exploration risk of low temperature geothermal systems by collecting baseline datasets that can be used for Play Fairway Analysis methodologies. This data catalog contains links to publicly available datasets from different sources that can be relevant for the low temperature geothermal systems. This submission contains data catalogs for Alaska, Hawaii, and the Conterminous United States, as well as a technical report on the methods used to classify and asses the geothermal play types.

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Name Format Description Link
53 A collection of datasets from a variety of sources relevant to low temperature geothermal plays in Hawaii. Examples of information include geospatial, geological, and geophysical data. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1553/Low-temperature_datasets_HI%20%282%29.xlsx
53 A collection of datasets from a variety of sources relevant to low temperature geothermal plays in Alaska. Examples of information include geospatial, geological, and geophysical data. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1553/Low-temperature_datasets_AK.xlsx
53 A collection of datasets from a variety of sources relevant to low temperature geothermal plays in the Conterminous United States. Examples of information include geospatial, geological, geophysical, and economic risk data. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1553/Low-Temperature_ConterminiousDatasets.xlsx
33 This technical report reviews the relevant data and methods used for assessing low-temperature geothermal play types. The report includes classifications and geothermal key controls of sedimentary basin, orogenic belt, and radiogenic geothermal play types. Next, the methods used for assessing the low-temperature geothermal play types are provided through a description of play fairway analyses and data processing techniques. https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy23osti/87259.pdf

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  • geothermal-heating-and-cooling
  • report
  • alaska
  • geospatial
  • processed-data
  • play-fairway
  • exploration-risk
  • data-catalog
  • hawaii
  • data-repository
  • united-states
  • geochemical
  • datasets
  • economic-risk
  • technical-report
  • geophysical
  • low-temperature
  • geothermal
  • energy
  • play-fairway-analysis

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