Blue Mountain Geothermal Area

Resource Area: Blue Mountain Geothermal Area

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Technical Info
Geology
Power Plants (1)
Projects (0)
Activities (15)

Geothermal Area Profile
Location	Nevada
Exploration Region	Northwest Basin and Range Geothermal Region
GEA Development Phase	Operational
Coordinates	41°, -118.13° Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","type":"ROADMAP","zoom":14,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"geoservice":"google","maxzoom":false,"width":"600px","height":"350px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"wmsoverlay":"","layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"kml":[],"gkml":[],"fusiontables":[],"resizable":false,"tilt":0,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"imageoverlays":[],"markercluster":false,"searchmarkers":"","locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":null,"lat":41,"lon":-118.13,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]} Display map
2008 USGS Resource Estimate
Mean Reservoir Temp	205°C478.15 K 401 °F 860.67 °R
Estimated Reservoir Volume	2.957142857 km³2,957,142,857 m³ 0.709 mi³ 104,430,514,441.341 ft³ 3,867,796,830.285 yd³ 2,957,142,857,000 L
Mean Capacity	62.40034734 MW62,400.347 kW 62,400,347.34 W 62,400,347,340 mW 0.0624 GW 6.240035e-5 TW
Power Production Profile
Gross Production Capacity
Net Production Capacity
Number of Operating Plants	1
Owners	Nevada Geothermal Operating Company LLC
Power Purchasers
Other Uses
References	A Preliminary Conceptual Model for the Blue Mountain Geothermal System, Humboldt County, Nevada^[1] Seismic Reflection Data and Conceptual Models for Geothermal Development in Nevada^[2] A Preliminary Structural Model for the Blue Mountain Geothermal Field, Humboldt County, Nevada^[3] Assessment of Favorable Structural Settings of Geothermal Systems in the Great Basin, Western USA^[4] Geophysical Setting of the Blue Mountain Geothermal Area, North-Central Nevada and its Relationship to a Crustal-Scale Fracture Associated with the Inception of the Yellowstone Hotspot^[5]

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References

↑ "A Preliminary Conceptual Model for the Blue Mountain Geothermal System, Humboldt County, Nevada"
↑ "Seismic Reflection Data and Conceptual Models for Geothermal Development in Nevada"
↑ "A Preliminary Structural Model for the Blue Mountain Geothermal Field, Humboldt County, Nevada"
↑ "Assessment of Favorable Structural Settings of Geothermal Systems in the Great Basin, Western USA"
↑ "Geophysical Setting of the Blue Mountain Geothermal Area, North-Central Nevada and its Relationship to a Crustal-Scale Fracture Associated with the Inception of the Yellowstone Hotspot"

Well Field Information
Number of Production Wells
Number of Injection Wells
Number of Replacement Wells
Average Temperature of Geofluid (°C)
Sanyal Classification (Wellhead)	Moderate Temperature
Reservoir Temp (Geothermometry)	250°C ^[1] "°C^[1]" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. The given value was not understood.
Sanyal Classification (Reservoir)	High Temperature
Depth to Top of Reservoir	The given value was not understood.
Average Depth to Reservoir	835m0.835 km 0.519 mi 2,739.501 ft 913.164 yd
Development Area
First Discovery Well
Completion Date
Well Name
Location
Depth
Initial Flow Rate (kg/s)
Flow Test Comment
Initial Temperature
Well Log

Geologic Setting
Exploration Region	Northwest Basin and Range Geothermal Region
Tectonic Setting	Extensional Tectonics
Controlling Structure	Fault Intersection ^[3]; intrusion margins and associated fractures ^[4] "Fault Intersection ^[3]; intrusion margins and associated fractures ^[4]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Topographic_Features	Horst and Graben
Brophy Model	Type E: Extensional Tectonic, Fault-Controlled Resource
Geologic Features
Modern Geothermal Features
Relict Geothermal Features	Hydrothermal Alteration; hydrothermal deposition ^[4] "Hydrothermal Alteration; hydrothermal deposition ^[4]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Volcanic Age	no volcanism
Host Rock Age	triassic ^[5] "triassic ^[5]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Host Rock Lithology	metasedimentary ^[4] "metasedimentary ^[4]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Cap Rock Age
Cap Rock Lithology	hydrothermal alteration layer ^[4] "hydrothermal alteration layer ^[4]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Geochemistry
Salinity (low)	4300 ^[4] "4300 ^[4]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Salinity (high)
Salinity (average)	4300
Brine Constituents
Water Resistivity

Geology of the Area

Faulkner I Energy Generation Facility

Geothermal Development Projects in the Area (per GEA's Annual U.S. Geothermal Power Production and Development Report (April 2011))

Page	Technique	Reference Material
Aeromagnetic Survey At Blue Mountain Area (Fairbank Engineering, 2003)	Aeromagnetic Survey	Phase I Report, Us Doe Gred Ii Program
Aeromagnetic Survey At Blue Mountain Area (Fairbank Engineering, 2004)	Aeromagnetic Survey	Phase I Report, Us Doe Gred Ii Program
Core Holes At Blue Mountain Area (Fairbank & Neggemann, 2004)	Core Holes	Deep Blue No 1- A Slimhole Geothermal Discovery At Blue Mountain, Humboldt County, Nevada
Direct-Current Resistivity At Blue Mountain Area (Fairbank Engineering, 2005)	Direct-Current Resistivity Survey	Phase I Report, Us Doe Gred Ii Program
Direct-Current Resistivity Survey At Blue Mountain Area (Fairbank Engineering, 2005)	Direct-Current Resistivity Survey	Phase I Report, Us Doe Gred Ii Program
Ground Gravity Survey At Blue Mountain Area (Fairbank Engineering, 2006)	Ground Gravity Survey	Phase I Report, Us Doe Gred Ii Program
Observation Wells At Blue Mountain Area (Warpinski, Et Al., 2004)	Observation Wells	Geothermal Resource Exploration And Definition Projects
Reflection Survey At Blue Mountain Area (Fairbank Engineering, 2007)	Reflection Survey	Phase I Report, Us Doe Gred Ii Program
Self Potential At Blue Mountain Area (Fairbank Engineering, 2008)	Self Potential	Phase I Report, Us Doe Gred Ii Program
Slim Holes At Blue Mountain Area (Fairbank Engineering, 2009)	Slim Holes	Phase I Report, Us Doe Gred Ii Program
Slim Holes At Blue Mountain Area (Warpinski, Et Al., 2002)	Slim Holes	Geothermal Resource Exploration And Definition Project
Slim Holes At Blue Mountain Area (Warpinski, Et Al., 2004)	Slim Holes	Geothermal Resource Exploration And Definition Projects
Static Temperature Survey At Blue Mountain Area (Fairbank Engineering, 2010)	Static Temperature Survey	Phase I Report, Us Doe Gred Ii Program
Stepout-Deepening Wells At Blue Mountain Area (Niggemann Et Al, 2005)	Stepout-Deepening Wells	Deep Blue No 2- A Resource In The Making At Blue Mountain
Thermal Gradient Holes At Blue Mountain Area (Fairbank & Neggemann, 2004)	Thermal Gradient Holes	Deep Blue No 1- A Slimhole Geothermal Discovery At Blue Mountain, Humboldt County, Nevada

List of existing Geothermal Resource Areas: Category:Geothermal Resource Areas

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[a12-1] "A Preliminary Conceptual Model for the Blue Mountain Geothermal System, Humboldt County, Nevada"

[a14-2] "Seismic Reflection Data and Conceptual Models for Geothermal Development in Nevada"

[a15-3] "A Preliminary Structural Model for the Blue Mountain Geothermal Field, Humboldt County, Nevada"

[a9-4] "Assessment of Favorable Structural Settings of Geothermal Systems in the Great Basin, Western USA"

[a13-5] "Geophysical Setting of the Blue Mountain Geothermal Area, North-Central Nevada and its Relationship to a Crustal-Scale Fracture Associated with the Inception of the Yellowstone Hotspot"

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Blue Mountain Geothermal Area

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