Krafla Geothermal Area

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Area Overview

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Geothermal Area Profile

Location:	Iceland
Exploration Region:	Mid Atlantic Ridge
GEA Development Phase:	Phase IV - Resource Production and Power Plant Construction
Coordinates:	65° 42' 4.93", -16° 46' 31.74"

Resource Estimate

Mean Reservoir Temp:	265°C538.15 K <br />509 °F <br />968.67 °R <br />
Estimated Reservoir Volume:	38 km³38,000,000,000 m³ <br />49,702,123,522 yd³ <br />38,000,000,000,000 L <br />239,012,809,260 bbl(oil) <br />318,683,745,718 bbl(US) <br />
Mean Capacity:	60 MW60,000 kW <br />60,000,000 W <br />60,000,000,000 mW <br />0.06 GW <br />6.0e-5 TW <br />
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History and Infrastructure

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Operating Power Plants: 1

Krafla Geothermal Power Station

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Developing Power Projects: 0

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Power Production Profile

Gross Production Capacity:	60 MW60,000 kW <br />60,000,000 W <br />60,000,000,000 mW <br />0.06 GW <br />6.0e-5 TW <br />
Net Production Capacity:	0.0e+0 MW0 kW <br />0 W <br />0 mW <br />0 GW <br />0 TW <br />
Owners  :	Geothermie Bouilante
Power Purchasers :	Mitsubishi
Other Uses:

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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

Development Area:	0.0e+0
Number of Production Wells:	33
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Average Temperature of Geofluid:	0.0e+0 205°C478.15 K <br />401 °F <br />860.67 °R <br />
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Depth to Top of Reservoir:	300 m0.3 km <br />0.186 mi <br />984.252 ft <br />328.083 yd <br />
Depth to Bottom of Reservoir:	2222 m2.222 km <br />1.381 mi <br />7,290.026 ft <br />2,430.001 yd <br />
Average Depth to Reservoir:	1261 m1.261 km <br />0.784 mi <br />4,137.139 ft <br />1,379.042 yd <br />

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Geology of the Area

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Geologic Setting

Tectonic Setting:	Rift Zone
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Brophy Model:	Type F: Oceanic-ridge, Basaltic Resource
Moeck-Beardsmore Play Type:	CV-1a: Magmatic - Extrusive, CV-1b: Magmatic - Intrusive"CV-1a: Magmatic - Extrusive, CV-1b: Magmatic - Intrusive" 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
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Volcanic Age:	Recent
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Host Rock Lithology:	Basalt
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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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