Cerro Prieto Geothermal Area
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Area Overview
Geothermal Area Profile |
| Location: | Baja California, Mexico | |
| Exploration Region: | Gulf of California Rift Zone Geothermal Region | |
| 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: | 32.4189°, -115.3083° | |
Resource Estimate |
| Mean Reservoir Temp: | 315°C 588.15 K 599 °F 1,058.67 °R |
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| Estimated Reservoir Volume: | 315 km³ 315,000,000,000 m³ 75.573 mi³ 11,124,120,017,115 ft³ 412,004,444,985 yd³ 315,000,000,000,000 L |
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| Mean Capacity: | 720 MW 720,000 kW 720,000,000 W 720,000,000,000 mW 0.72 GW 7.2e-4 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: | 720 MW 720,000 kW 720,000,000 W 720,000,000,000 mW 0.72 GW 7.2e-4 TW |
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Regulatory and Environmental Issues
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Exploration History
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Well Field Description
Well Field Information |
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| Average Temperature of Geofluid: | 330°C 603.15 K 626 °F 1,085.67 °R |
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| Depth to Top of Reservoir: | 1000 m 1 km 0.621 mi 3,280.84 ft 1,093.61 yd |
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| Depth to Bottom of Reservoir: | 2800 m 2.8 km 1.74 mi 9,186.352 ft 3,062.108 yd |
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| Average Depth to Reservoir: | 1900 m 1.9 km 1.181 mi 6,233.596 ft 2,077.859 yd |
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Geology of the Area
Geologic Setting |
| Tectonic Setting: | Rift Zone | |
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| Brophy Model: | Type D: Sedimentary-hosted, Volcanic-related Resource | |
| Moeck-Beardsmore Play Type: | CV-1a: Magmatic - Extrusive, CV-1b: Magmatic - Intrusive, CV-3: Extensional Domain "CV-1a: Magmatic - Extrusive, CV-1b: Magmatic - Intrusive, CV-3: Extensional Domain" is not in the list of possible values (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) for this property. |
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Geologic Features |
| Modern Geothermal Features: | Fumaroles, Hot Springs | [4] |
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| Volcanic Age: | Quaternary | |
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| Host Rock Lithology: | Sandstone | |
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| Cap Rock Lithology: | Brown Shale | |
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Geofluid Geochemistry
Geochemistry |
| Salinity (low): | 17,455 | |
| Salinity (high): | 36,015 | |
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| Brine Constituents: | Sodium Chloride type brine, "The content of potassium and calcium are high, while that of lithium, boron and sulfate is very low", See table 1 of Izquierdo et al. (2006). | [5] |
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NEPA-Related Analyses (0)
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References
- ↑ 28 Years of Production at Cerro Prieto Geothermal Field
- ↑ Benjamin Matek. Geo-energy [Internet]. Geothermal Energy Association. [updated 2015/04/28;cited 2015/04/28]. Available from: http://geo-energy.org/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ruggero Bertani. 2005. World Geothermal Power Generation 2001-2005. Proceedings of World Geothermal Congress; Turkey: World Geothermal Congress.
- ↑ Update of the Cerro Prieto Geological Model
- ↑ The Cerro Prieto IV Area: A Field Case Study
List of existing Geothermal Resource Areas.
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