Geothermometry At Upper Hot Creek Ranch Area (Benoit & Blackwell, 2006)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

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Exploration Activity: Geothermometry At Upper Hot Creek Ranch Area (Benoit & Blackwell, 2006)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	Upper Hot Creek Ranch Area
Exploration Technique	Geothermometry
Activity Date
Usefulness	useful
DOE-funding	Unknown

Notes

Ten water samples were collected for chemical analysis and interpretation. Analyses of three samples of the UHCR thermal give predicted subsurface temperatures ranging from 317 to 334 oF from the Na-K-Ca, silica (quartz), and Na-Li geothermometers. The fact that all three thermometers closely agree gives the predictions added credibility.

References

• Dick Benoit, David Blackwell (2006) Exploration Of The Upper Hot Creek Ranch Geothermal Resource, Nye County, Nevada