Cerro Prieto Geothermal Area

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Area Overview

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Geothermal Area Profile

Location:	Baja California, Mexico
Exploration Region:	Gulf of California Rift Zone Geothermal Region
GEA Development Phase:	Operational"Operational" is not in the list (Phase I - Resource Procurement and Identification, Phase II - Resource Exploration and Confirmation, Phase III - Permitting and Initial Development, Phase IV - Resource Production and Power Plant Construction) of allowed values for the "GEADevelopmentPhase" property.
Coordinates:	32° 25' 8.04", -115° 18' 30.34"

Resource Estimate

Mean Reservoir Temp:	315°C588.15 K <br />599 °F <br />1,058.67 °R <br />
Estimated Reservoir Volume:	315 km³315,000,000,000 m³ <br />412,004,444,985 yd³ <br />315,000,000,000,000 L <br />1,981,290,392,550 bbl(oil) <br />2,641,720,523,715 bbl(US) <br />
Mean Capacity:	720 MW720,000 kW <br />720,000,000 W <br />720,000,000,000 mW <br />0.72 GW <br />7.2e-4 TW <br />
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History and Infrastructure

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Operating Power Plants: 1

Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station

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Developing Power Projects: 0

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Power Production Profile

Gross Production Capacity:	720 MW720,000 kW <br />720,000,000 W <br />720,000,000,000 mW <br />0.72 GW <br />7.2e-4 TW <br />
Net Production Capacity:	0.0e+0 MW0 kW <br />0 W <br />0 mW <br />0 GW <br />0 TW <br />
Owners  :	Compania Federal de Electricidad
Power Purchasers :
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Regulatory and Environmental Issues

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Exploration History

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First Discovery Well

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Well Field Description

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Well Field Information

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Average Temperature of Geofluid:	0.0e+0 330°C603.15 K <br />626 °F <br />1,085.67 °R <br />
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Depth to Top of Reservoir:	1000 m1 km <br />0.621 mi <br />3,280.84 ft <br />1,093.61 yd <br />
Depth to Bottom of Reservoir:	2800 m2.8 km <br />1.74 mi <br />9,186.352 ft <br />3,062.108 yd <br />
Average Depth to Reservoir:	1900 m1.9 km <br />1.181 mi <br />6,233.596 ft <br />2,077.859 yd <br />

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Geology of the Area

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Geologic Setting

Tectonic Setting:	Rift Zone
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Brophy Model:	Type D: Sedimentary-hosted, Volcanic-related Resource
Moeck-Beardsmore Play Type:	CV-1a: Magmatic - Extrusive, CV-1b: Magmatic - Intrusive, CV-3: Extensional Domain"CV-1a: Magmatic - Extrusive, CV-1b: Magmatic - Intrusive, CV-3: Extensional Domain" is not in the list (CV-1a: Magmatic - Extrusive, CV-1b: Magmatic - Intrusive, CV-2a: Plutonic - Recent or Active Volcanism, CV-2b: Plutonic - Inactive Volcanism, CV-3: Extensional Domain, CD-1: Intracratonic Basin, CD-2: Orogenic Belt, CD-3: Crystalline Rock - Basement) of allowed values for the "MoeckBeardsmoreType" property.

Geologic Features

Modern Geothermal Features:	Fumaroles, Hot Springs
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Volcanic Age:	Quaternary
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Host Rock Lithology:	Sandstone
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Cap Rock Lithology:	Brown Shale

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Geofluid Geochemistry

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Geochemistry

Salinity (low):	17,455
Salinity (high):	36,015
Salinity (average):
Brine Constituents:	Sodium Chloride type brine, "The content of potassium and calcium are high, while that of lithium, boron and sulfate is very low", See table 1 of Izquierdo et al. (2006).
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NEPA-Related Analyses (0)

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Exploration Activities (0)

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References

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List of existing Geothermal Resource Areas.

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