Kagoshima Geothermal Area

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Area Overview

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Geothermal Area Profile

Location:	Kagoshima, Japan
Exploration Region:	Ryuku Arc
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:	31° 50' 47.29", 130° 47' 0.99"

Resource Estimate

Mean Reservoir Temp:	239°C512.15 K <br />462.2 °F <br />921.87 °R <br />
Estimated Reservoir Volume:
Mean Capacity:	0.1 MW100 kW <br />100,000 W <br />100,000,000 mW <br />1.0e-4 GW <br />1.0e-7 TW <br />
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History and Infrastructure

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Operating Power Plants: 2

Kirishima Kokusai Hotel Geothermal Power Plant Yamagawa Geothermal Power Plant

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Developing Power Projects: 0

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Power Production Profile

Gross Production Capacity:	0.0e+0 MW0 kW <br />0 W <br />0 mW <br />0 GW <br />0 TW <br />
Net Production Capacity:	0.0e+0 MW0 kW <br />0 W <br />0 mW <br />0 GW <br />0 TW <br />
Owners  :	Nitetsu Kagoshima Geothermal Co/Kyushu Electric Power Co Japex Geothermal Kyushu Co/Kyushu Electric Power
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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:	70m0.07 km <br />0.0435 mi <br />229.659 ft <br />76.553 yd <br />
Depth to Bottom of Reservoir:	300m0.3 km <br />0.186 mi <br />984.252 ft <br />328.083 yd <br />
Average Depth to Reservoir:	185m0.185 km <br />0.115 mi <br />606.955 ft <br />202.318 yd <br />

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Geology of the Area

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Geologic Setting

Tectonic Setting:	Subduction Zone
Controlling Structure:	Fault Intersection
Topographic Features:	Shield Volcano
Brophy Model:	Type B: Andesitic Volcanic Resource
Moeck-Beardsmore Play Type:	CV-1a: Magmatic - Extrusive, CV-2b: Plutonic - Inactive Volcanism"CV-1a: Magmatic - Extrusive, CV-2b: Plutonic - Inactive Volcanism" is not in the list (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) of allowed values for the "MoeckBeardsmoreType" property.

Geologic Features

Modern Geothermal Features:	Fumaroles, Hot Springs
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Host Rock Age:	Neogene to recent
Host Rock Lithology:	Volcanic Rocks, Andesite
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Cap Rock Lithology:	Altretion Minerals

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Geofluid Geochemistry

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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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