Schlumberger Resistivity Soundings At Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area (Kauahikaua & Klein, 1978)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Exploration Activity: Schlumberger Resistivity Soundings At Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area (Kauahikaua & Klein, 1978)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area
Exploration Technique	Schlumberger Resistivity Soundings
Activity Date	1973 - 1976
Usefulness	useful
DOE-funding	Unknown

 

Exploration Basis

This study was conducted to learn about and model the resistivity structures in the Puna area

 

Notes

Five Schlumberger soundings were conducted and interpreted using standard techniques at the time. The data showed that the upper few tens of meters had a highly variable resistivity in the range of 3000 to 34000 ohm-m. Beneath the top layer stretching down to about sea level the rock had a fairly uniform resistivity of 6000 to 7800 ohm-m. Below sea level resistivities were less than 70 ohm-m. An anomalously low resistivity structure was measured south of Kapoho. The anomaly is due to a shallow hydrothermal structure from seepage of heated ground water from the rift.

 

References

• James Kauahikaua, Douglas Klein (1978) Results of Electric Survey in the Area of Hawaii Geothermal Test Well HGP-A