Tuscarora area, Nevada: Geothermal reservoir assessment case history, northern basin and range
Abstract
A Geothermal exploration of the Tuscarora prospect consisted of an integrated program of geologic, hydrogeochemical and soil geochemistry studies. Geophysical exploration included: heatflow studies, aeromagnetic, self potential, gravity, dipole-dipole resistivity and magnetotelluric surveys. Exploration drilling includes 32 shallow thermal gradient holes, six intermediate depth temperature gradient wells and one 5454 foot test for discovery well. Shallow low temperature reservoirs were encountered in the Tertiary rocks and in the Paleozoic rocks immediately beneath the Tertiary.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- August 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981STIN...8217629P
- Keywords:
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- Drilling;
- Geological Surveys;
- Geothermal Energy Extraction;
- Nevada;
- Soil Science;
- Exploration;
- Geochemistry;
- Geothermal Resources;
- Geothermal Technology;
- Energy Production and Conversion