Salton Sea Geothermal Area

Resource Area: Salton Sea Geothermal Area

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Technical Info
Geology
Power Plants (10)
Projects (0)
Activities (9)

Geothermal Area Profile
Location	California
Exploration Region	Gulf of California Rift Zone
GEA Development Phase	Operational
Coordinates	33.2°, -115.6° 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":33.2,"lon":-115.6,"alt":0,"address":"","icon":"","group":"","inlineLabel":"","visitedicon":""}]} Display map
2008 USGS Resource Estimate
Mean Reservoir Temp	310°C583.15 K 590 °F 1,049.67 °R
Estimated Reservoir Volume	127.7 km³127,700,000,000 m³ 30.637 mi³ 4,509,682,940,271.7 ft³ 167,025,294,046.3 yd³ 127,700,000,000,000 L
Mean Capacity	2209.87 MW2,209,870 kW 2,209,870,000 W 2,209,870,000,000 mW 2.21 GW 0.00221 TW
Power Production Profile
Gross Production Capacity
Net Production Capacity
Number of Operating Plants	10
Owners	CalEnergy Generation
Power Purchasers
Other Uses
References	World geothermal power generation in the period 2001–2005^[1] Assessment of Favorable Structural Settings of Geothermal Systems in the Great Basin, Western USA^[2] Magma-Hydrothermal Activity in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, Imperial County, California^[3] Geology and a Working Conceptual Model of the Obsidian Butte (Unit 6) Sector of the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, California^[4]

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References

↑ "World geothermal power generation in the period 2001–2005"
↑ "Assessment of Favorable Structural Settings of Geothermal Systems in the Great Basin, Western USA"
↑ "Magma-Hydrothermal Activity in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, Imperial County, California"
↑ "Geology and a Working Conceptual Model of the Obsidian Butte (Unit 6) Sector of the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, California"

Well Field Information
Number of Production Wells
Number of Injection Wells
Number of Replacement Wells
Average Temperature of Geofluid (°C)
Sanyal Classification (Wellhead)	High Temperature
Reservoir Temp (Geothermometry)
Sanyal Classification (Reservoir)
Depth to Top of Reservoir	The given value was not understood.
Average Depth to Reservoir	1750m1.75 km 1.087 mi 5,741.47 ft 1,913.818 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	Gulf of California Rift Zone
Tectonic Setting	Rift Zone
Controlling Structure	Pull-Apart in Strike-Slip Fault Zone^[2]; lithographically controlled "Pull-Apart in Strike-Slip Fault Zone^[2]; lithographically controlled" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Topographic_Features	low topography
Brophy Model	Type D: Sedimentary-hosted, Volcanic-related Resource
Geologic Features
Modern Geothermal Features
Relict Geothermal Features
Volcanic Age	Quaternary^[3] "Quaternary^[3]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Host Rock Age	Pleistocene^[4] "Pleistocene^[4]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Host Rock Lithology	sandstone^[4] "sandstone^[4]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Cap Rock Age	Holocene^[3] "Holocene^[3]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Cap Rock Lithology	shale^[3] "shale^[3]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Geochemistry
Salinity (low)	200000^[3] "200000^[3]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Salinity (high)	250000^[3] "250000^[3]" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. The given value was not understood.
Salinity (average)	225000
Brine Constituents
Water Resistivity

Geology of the Area

Heat Source

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
Compound and Elemental Analysis At Salton Sea Area (Wood, 2002)	Compound and Elemental Analysis			Behavior Of Rare Earth Element In Geothermal Systems, A New Exploration-Exploitation Tool
Conceptual Model At Salton Sea Geothermal Area (1977)	Conceptual Model	1977	1977	Application of thermal depletion model to geothermal reservoirs with fracture and pore permeability
Earth Tidal Analysis At Salton Sea Geothermal Area (1980)	Earth Tidal Analysis	1980	1980	Reservoir response to tidal and barometric effects
Fluid Inclusion Analysis At Salton Sea Geothermal Area (1990)	Fluid Inclusion Analysis	1990	1990	Volatiles in hydrothermal fluids- A mass spectrometric study of fluid inclusions from active geothermal systems
Hyperspectral Imaging At Salton Sea Area (Reath, Et Al., 2010)	Hyperspectral Imaging			Application Of High-Resolution Thermal Infrared Sensors For Geothermal Exploration At The Salton Sea, California
InSAR At Salton Sea Area (Eneva And Adams, 2010)	InSAR			Modeling Of Surface Deformation From Satellite Radar Interferometry In The Salton Sea Geothermal Field, California
Multispectral Imaging At Salton Sea Area (Reath, Et Al., 2010)	Multispectral Imaging			Application Of High-Resolution Thermal Infrared Sensors For Geothermal Exploration At The Salton Sea, California
Slim Holes At Salton Sea Area (Sabin, Et Al., 2010)	Slim Holes			Navy’s Geothermal Program Office: Overview of Recovery Act (ARRA) Funded Exploration in CA and NV and other Exploration Projects
Water Sampling At Salton Sea Area (Wood, 2002)	Water Sampling			Behavior Of Rare Earth Element In Geothermal Systems, A New Exploration-Exploitation Tool

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

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[a71-1] "World geothermal power generation in the period 2001–2005"

[a9-2] "Assessment of Favorable Structural Settings of Geothermal Systems in the Great Basin, Western USA"

[a61-3] "Magma-Hydrothermal Activity in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, Imperial County, California"

[a62-4] "Geology and a Working Conceptual Model of the Obsidian Butte (Unit 6) Sector of the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, California"

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