Description
This project focused on defining geothermal play fairways and development of a detailed geothermal potential map of a large transect across the Great Basin region (96,000 km2), with the primary objective of facilitating discovery of commercial-grade, blind geothermal fields (i.e. systems with no surface hot springs or fumaroles) and thereby accelerating geothermal development in this promising region. Data included in this submission consists of: structural settings (target areas, recency of faulting, slip and dilation potential, slip rates, quality), regional-scale strain rates, earthquake density and magnitude, gravity data, temperature at 3 km depth, permeability models, favorability models, degree of exploration and exploration opportunities, data from springs and wells, transmission lines and wilderness areas, and published maps and theses for the Nevada Play Fairway area.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appendix A - Carson Sink Seismic Profiles.pdf | Generalized geologic map of the Carson Sink, showing locations of interpreted seismic reflection profiles, Quaternary faults, and depth of Mesozoic basement. Existing geothermal power plants and wells with available data from logs, cuttings, or core are also shown. 17 seismic profiles are additionally included. | Open resource | |
| Appendix B - Steptoe Valley Seismic Profiles.pdf | Generalized geologic map of the Steptoe Valley area, showing locations of interpreted seismic reflection profiles, Quaternary faults, and depth of Neogene basin-fill sediments. Interpreted profiles and wells with available data from logs, cuttings, or core are also shown. 8 seismic profiles are additionally included. | Open resource | |
| Final Report.pdf | Discovering Blind Geothermal Systems in the Great Basin Region: An Integrated Geologic and Geophysical Approach for Establishing Geothermal Play Fairways. Discusses project activities, methodology, results, and recommendations. | Open resource |
Tags
- 3d-modeling
- appendices
- carson-sink
- exploration
- favorability
- geochemical
- geodesy
- geodetic
- geologic
- geology
- geophysical
- geophysics
- geothermal
- gravity
- great-basin
- investigation
- lidar
- magnetotellurics
- mt
- nbmg
- nevada
- nv-great-basin
- nvpfa
- play-fairway
- preliminary
- report
- resource-assessment
- resource-potential
- seismic-reflection
- shallow-temperature
- site-assessment
- slip-and-dilation-tendancy
- soil-gas
- steptoe-valley
- survey
- thermal-modeling