Static Temperature Survey At U.S. South Region (Smith & Dees, 1982)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

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Exploration Activity: Static Temperature Survey At U.S. South Region (Smith & Dees, 1982)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	U.S. South Region
Exploration Technique	Static Temperature Survey
Activity Date
Usefulness	useful
DOE-funding	Unknown

Notes

(Louisiana & Mississippi): "cased, non-flowing boreholes at least 150 m deep were sought on an opportunistic basis through state geological surveys and U.S. Geological Survey offices. Representative samples of drill cuttings were used for laboratory measurements of thermal conductivity. A total of 38 new heat flow values, ranging from less than 1 heat flow unit (hfu) (41.8 mW/m 2) to more than 2 hfu, were determined (Smith and Dees, in preparation), and a wedge-shaped zone of elevated thermal gradients and positive heat flow anomalies can be depicted (Fig. 1)."

References

• Douglas L. Smith, William T. Dees (1982) Indicators Of Low-Temperature Geothermal Resources In Northern Louisiana And Central Mississippi