Geothermometry At Raft River Geothermal Area (1973)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

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Exploration Activity: Geothermometry At Raft River Geothermal Area (1973)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	Raft River Geothermal Area
Exploration Technique	Geothermometry
Activity Date	1973
Usefulness	not indicated
DOE-funding	Unknown

Exploration Basis

At least 380 hot springs and wells are known to occur throughout the central and southern parts of Idaho.

Notes

Estimated aquifer temperatures, calculated using the silica and the sodium-potassium-calcium geochemical thermometers, range from 5 to 370⁰C and averaged 110⁰C. Estimated aquifer temperatures in excess of 140⁰C were found at 42 sites.

References

• Young, H. W.; Mitchell, J. C.   (1 May 1973) Geothermal investigations in Idaho. Part 1. Geochemistry and geologic setting of selected thermal waters