Compound and Elemental Analysis At Raft River Geothermal Area (1981)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

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Exploration Activity: Compound and Elemental Analysis At Raft River Geothermal Area (1981)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	Raft River Geothermal Area
Exploration Technique	Compound and Elemental Analysis
Activity Date	1981
Usefulness	not indicated
DOE-funding	Unknown

Exploration Basis

Determine the validity of data from multiple sources to develop a better conceptual model

Notes

Five analytical laboratories have conducted analyses on waters from the KGRA. Charge-balance error calculations conducted on the data produced from these laboratories indicated that data from three laboratories were reliable while two were not. A method of equating all data was established by using linear regression analyses on sets of paired data from various laboratories. The chemical data collected from the deep geothermal wells indicates that a two reservoir system exists within the Raft River KGRA. Each reservoir is associated with a major structural feature. These features are known as the Bridge Fault System and the Narrows Structure.

References

• Graham, D. L.; Ralston, D. R.; Allman, D. W.   (1 January 1981) Hydrochemistry of selected parameters at the Raft River KGRA, Cassia County, Idaho