Los Azufres Geothermal Area

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Area Overview

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Geothermal Area Profile

Location:	Michoaciin, Mexico
Exploration Region:	Transmexican Volcanic Belt
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:	19° 47' 44.60", -100° 36' 15.33"

Resource Estimate

Mean Reservoir Temp:	175°C448.15 K <br />347 °F <br />806.67 °R <br />
Estimated Reservoir Volume:	98 km³98,000,000,000 m³ <br />128,179,160,662 yd³ <br />98,000,000,000,000 L <br />616,401,455,460 bbl(oil) <br />821,868,607,378 bbl(US) <br />
Mean Capacity:	188 MW188,000 kW <br />188,000,000 W <br />188,000,000,000 mW <br />0.188 GW <br />1.88e-4 TW <br />
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History and Infrastructure

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Operating Power Plants: 2

Los Azufres Geothermal Plant Los Azufres II Geothermal Power Plant

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Developing Power Projects: 0

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Power Production Profile

Gross Production Capacity:	238 MW238,000 kW <br />238,000,000 W <br />238,000,000,000 mW <br />0.238 GW <br />2.38e-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  :
Power Purchasers :	Comisión Federal de Electricidad
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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+0 175°C448.15 K <br />347 °F <br />806.67 °R <br />
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Depth to Top of Reservoir:	700 m0.7 km <br />0.435 mi <br />2,296.588 ft <br />765.527 yd <br />
Depth to Bottom of Reservoir:	3500 m3.5 km <br />2.175 mi <br />11,482.94 ft <br />3,827.635 yd <br />
Average Depth to Reservoir:	3050 m3.05 km <br />1.895 mi <br />10,006.562 ft <br />3,335.511 yd <br />

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Geology of the Area

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Geologic Setting

Tectonic Setting:	Subduction Zone
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Brophy Model:	Type B: Andesitic Volcanic Resource
Moeck-Beardsmore Play Type:	CV-1a: Magmatic - Extrusive, CV-1b: Magmatic - Intrusive"CV-1a: Magmatic - Extrusive, CV-1b: Magmatic - Intrusive" 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, Mudpots, Mud Pools, or Mud Volcanoes
Relict Geothermal Features:
Volcanic Age:	Quaternary
Host Rock Age:	Miocene-Pliocene
Host Rock Lithology:	Andesite
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Cap Rock Lithology:	Rhyolite

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Geofluid Geochemistry

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Geochemistry

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Brine Constituents:	See table 1 of Tello Hinojosa (1997)
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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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