Altheim Geothermal Area
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Area Overview
Geothermal Area Profile |
| Location: | Austria | |
| Exploration Region: | Upper Austrian Molasse Basin | |
| GEA Development Phase: | Operational "Operational" is not in the list of possible values (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) for this property. |
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| Coordinates: | 48.2506°, 13.2342° | |
Resource Estimate |
| Mean Reservoir Temp: | 100°C 373.15 K 212 °F 671.67 °R |
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| Estimated Reservoir Volume: | ||
| Mean Capacity: | 1 MW 1,000 kW 1,000,000 W 1,000,000,000 mW 0.001 GW 1.0e-6 TW |
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History and Infrastructure
Operating Power Plants: 1 |
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Developing Power Projects: 0 |
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Power Production Profile |
| Gross Production Capacity: | 0.5 MW 500 kW 500,000 W 500,000,000 mW 5.0e-4 GW 5.0e-7 TW |
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Regulatory and Environmental Issues
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Exploration History
First Discovery Well |
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| Depth: | 2400 m 2.4 km 1.491 mi 7,874.016 ft 2,624.664 yd |
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| Initial Flow Rate: | 11 kg/s | [2] |
| Flow Test Comment: | ||
| Initial Temperature: | 98°C 371.15 K 208.4 °F 668.07 °R |
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Well Field Description
Well Field Information |
| Development Area: | ||
| Number of Production Wells: | 1 | [1] |
| Number of Injection Wells: | 1 | [1] |
| Number of Replacement Wells: | 1 | [2] |
| Average Temperature of Geofluid: | 223 106°C 379.15 K 222.8 °F 682.47 °R |
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| Depth to Top of Reservoir: | 2200m 2.2 km 1.367 mi 7,217.848 ft 2,405.942 yd |
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| Depth to Bottom of Reservoir: | 2500m 2.5 km 1.553 mi 8,202.1 ft 2,734.025 yd |
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| Average Depth to Reservoir: | 2350m 2.35 km 1.46 mi 7,709.974 ft 2,569.984 yd |
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Geology of the Area
Geologic Setting |
| Tectonic Setting: | ||
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| Brophy Model: | Type E: Extensional Tectonic, Fault-Controlled Resource | |
| Moeck-Beardsmore Play Type: | CV-3: Extensional Domain | |
Geologic Features |
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| Volcanic Age: | ||
| Host Rock Age: | Jurassic | |
| Host Rock Lithology: | Limestone; Dolomites | |
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Geofluid Geochemistry
Geochemistry |
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| Brine Constituents: | "low mineralized sodium bicarbonate chloride waters" | [3] |
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NEPA-Related Analyses (0)
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Exploration Activities (0)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Gerhard Pernecker, Stephan Uhlig, Markt Schwaben. 2002. Low-enthalpy power generation with ORC-Turbogenerator the Altheim Project, upper Austria. GHC. 26-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Altheim Geothermal Plant for Electricity Production by ORC-Turbogenerator Cite error: Invalid
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