Heber Geothermal Area
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Resource Area: Heber Geothermal Area
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| Geothermal Area Profile | |
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| Location | California |
| Exploration Region | Gulf of California Rift Zone |
| GEA Development Phase | Operational |
| Coordinates | 32.71666667°, -115.5283333°
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| 2008 USGS Resource Estimate | |
| Mean Reservoir Temp | 375°C648.15 K 707 °F 1,166.67 °R |
| Estimated Reservoir Volume | 23 km³23,000,000,000 m³ 5.518 mi³ 812,237,334,583 ft³ 30,082,864,237 yd³ 23,000,000,000,000 L |
| Mean Capacity | 159.6018259 MW159,601.826 kW 159,601,825.9 W 159,601,825,900 mW 0.16 GW 1.596018e-4 TW |
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| Number of Operating Plants | 4 |
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| References | Binary Geothermal Power Plant Development at the Heber, California Geothermal Resource Area[1] Structure, permeability and production Characteristics of the Heber, California Geothermal Field[2] |
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| Well Field Information | |
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| Average Temperature of Geofluid (°C) | |
| Sanyal Classification (Wellhead) | Low Temperature |
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| Depth to Top of Reservoir | The given value was not understood. |
| Average Depth to Reservoir | 1500m1.5 km 0.932 mi 4,921.26 ft 1,640.415 yd |
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| Geologic Setting | |
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| Exploration Region | Gulf of California Rift Zone |
| Tectonic Setting | Rift Zone |
| Controlling Structure | Pull-Apart in Strike-Slip Fault Zone[2]; lithographically controlled
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| Topographic_Features | Low topography |
| Brophy Model | Type D: Sedimentary-hosted, Volcanic-related Resource |
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| Volcanic Age | No volcanism |
| Host Rock Age | |
| Host Rock Lithology | sandstone[2]
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| Cap Rock Age | |
| Cap Rock Lithology | shale[3]
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Geothermal Development Projects in the Area (per GEA's Annual U.S. Geothermal Power Production and Development Report (April 2011))
| Page | Technique | Activity Start Date | Activity End Date | Reference Material |
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| Compound and Elemental Analysis At Heber Area (Wood, 2002) | Compound and Elemental Analysis |
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| Water Sampling At Heber Area (Wood, 2002) | Water Sampling |
List of existing Geothermal Resource Areas: Category:Geothermal Resource Areas
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