Water Sampling At Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area (FURUMOTO, 1976)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

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Exploration Activity: Water Sampling At Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area (FURUMOTO, 1976)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area
Exploration Technique	Water Sampling
Activity Date	1974 - 1974
Usefulness	not useful
DOE-funding	Unknown

Exploration Basis

This study was conducted to create a model of the thermal structure of Kilauea for the purposes of analyzing geothermal potential as part of the coordinated exploration program for geothermal sources on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Notes

Water samples were taken from wells within the Puna area and analyzed for oxygen isotope levels. The analysis also showed that silica content in some of the wells was abnormally high while the basaltic rock is under saturated in silica. At the time of this study the significance of the data was not understood, so no results or theories are presented.

References

• AUGUSTINE S. FURUMOTO (1976) A Coordinated Exploration Program for Geothermal Sources on the Island of Hawaii