Hot Sulphur Springs Geothermal Area

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Area Overview

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Geothermal Area Profile

Location:	Nevada
Exploration Region:	Central Nevada Seismic Zone Geothermal Region
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:	41° 28' 4.80", -116° 9' 7.56"

Resource Estimate

Mean Reservoir Temp:	172°C445.15 K <br />341.6 °F <br />801.27 °R <br />
Estimated Reservoir Volume:
Mean Capacity:	18 MW18,000 kW <br />18,000,000 W <br />18,000,000,000 mW <br />0.018 GW <br />1.8e-5 TW <br />
USGS Mean Reservoir Temp:	155°C428.15 K <br />311 °F <br />770.67 °R <br />
USGS Estimated Reservoir Volume:	3 km³
USGS Mean Capacity:	36 MW

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History and Infrastructure

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Operating Power Plants: 1

Tuscarora Geothermal Facility

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Developing Power Projects: 0

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Power Production Profile

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Net Production Capacity:	0.0e+0 MW0 kW <br />0 W <br />0 mW <br />0 GW <br />0 TW <br />
Owners  :	Ormat
Power Purchasers :	Ormat
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Regulatory and Environmental Issues

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Exploration History

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First Discovery Well

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Well Field Description

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Well Field Information

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Depth to Top of Reservoir:	1372 m1.372 km <br />0.853 mi <br />4,501.312 ft <br />1,500.433 yd <br />
Depth to Bottom of Reservoir:	1524 m1.524 km <br />0.947 mi <br />5,000 ft <br />1,666.662 yd <br />
Average Depth to Reservoir:	1448 m1.448 km <br />0.9 mi <br />4,750.656 ft <br />1,583.547 yd <br />

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Geology of the Area

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Geologic Setting

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Brophy Model:	Type E: Extensional Tectonic, Fault-Controlled Resource
Moeck-Beardsmore Play Type:	CV-3: Extensional Domain

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NEPA-Related Analyses (0)

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Exploration Activities (0)

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References

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List of existing Geothermal Resource Areas.

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