Altheim Geothermal Area
Area Overview
Geothermal Area Profile |
| Location: | Austria | |
| Exploration Region: | Upper Austrian Molasse Basin | |
| 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: | 48° 15' 2.04", 13° 14' 3.34" | |
Resource Estimate |
| Mean Reservoir Temp: | 100°C373.15 K <br />212 °F <br />671.67 °R <br /> | [1] |
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| Mean Capacity: | 1 MW1,000 kW <br />1,000,000 W <br />1,000,000,000 mW <br />0.001 GW <br />1.0e-6 TW <br /> | [1] |
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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 MW500 kW <br />500,000 W <br />500,000,000 mW <br />5.0e-4 GW <br />5.0e-7 TW <br /> | |
| Net Production Capacity: | 0.0e+0 MW0 kW <br />0 W <br />0 mW <br />0 GW <br />0 TW <br /> | |
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Regulatory and Environmental Issues
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Exploration History
First Discovery Well |
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| Depth: | 2400 m2.4 km <br />1.491 mi <br />7,874.016 ft <br />2,624.664 yd <br /> | [2] |
| Initial Flow Rate: | 11 kg/s | [2] |
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| Initial Temperature: | 98°C371.15 K <br />208.4 °F <br />668.07 °R <br /> | [2] |
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Well Field Description
Well Field Information |
| Development Area: | 0.0e+0 | |
| Number of Production Wells: | 1 | [1] |
| Number of Injection Wells: | 1 | [1] |
| Number of Replacement Wells: | 1 | [2] |
| Average Temperature of Geofluid: | 223 106°C379.15 K <br />222.8 °F <br />682.47 °R <br /> | [2] |
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| Depth to Top of Reservoir: | 2200m2.2 km <br />1.367 mi <br />7,217.848 ft <br />2,405.942 yd <br /> | [1] |
| Depth to Bottom of Reservoir: | 2500m2.5 km <br />1.553 mi <br />8,202.1 ft <br />2,734.025 yd <br /> | [1] |
| Average Depth to Reservoir: | 2350m2.35 km <br />1.46 mi <br />7,709.974 ft <br />2,569.984 yd <br /> | [1] |
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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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| 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
- ↑ Austria - Country Update
List of existing Geothermal Resource Areas.
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