Los Humeros Geothermal Area

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Area Overview

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Geothermal Area Profile

Location:	Chignautla, Puebla, Mexico
Exploration Region:	Transmexican Volcanic Belt
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:	19° 48' 45.08", -97° 23' 15.75"

Resource Estimate

Mean Reservoir Temp:	305°C578.15 K <br />581 °F <br />1,040.67 °R <br />
Estimated Reservoir Volume:
Mean Capacity:	90 MW90,000 kW <br />90,000,000 W <br />90,000,000,000 mW <br />0.09 GW <br />9.0e-5 TW <br />
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History and Infrastructure

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Operating Power Plants: 2

Los Humeros IIA Geothermal Power Plant Los Humeros IIB Geothermal Power Plant

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Developing Power Projects: 1

Los Humeros III Geothermal Power Plant (25 MW25,000 kW <br />25,000,000 W <br />25,000,000,000 mW <br />0.025 GW <br />2.5e-5 TW <br /> MW, Phase IV - Resource Production and Power Plant Construction)

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Power Production Profile

Gross Production Capacity:	50 MW50,000 kW <br />50,000,000 W <br />50,000,000,000 mW <br />0.05 GW <br />5.0e-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  :	Alstom
Power Purchasers :	Comision Federal de Electricidad
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
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Average Temperature of Geofluid:	0.0e+0 305°C578.15 K <br />581 °F <br />1,040.67 °R <br />
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Depth to Top of Reservoir:	1000 m1 km <br />0.621 mi <br />3,280.84 ft <br />1,093.61 yd <br />
Depth to Bottom of Reservoir:	2000 m2 km <br />1.243 mi <br />6,561.68 ft <br />2,187.22 yd <br />
Average Depth to Reservoir:	1500 m1.5 km <br />0.932 mi <br />4,921.26 ft <br />1,640.415 yd <br />

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Geology of the Area

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Geologic Setting

Tectonic Setting:	Subduction Zone
Controlling Structure:
Topographic Features:
Brophy Model:	Type E: Extensional Tectonic, Fault-Controlled 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 (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:
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Volcanic Age:	Pleistocene
Host Rock Age:	Tertiary
Host Rock Lithology:	Andesite
Cap Rock Age:	Quaternary
Cap Rock Lithology:	Ignimbrites

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Geofluid Geochemistry

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Geochemistry

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Brine Constituents:	"These fluids have sodium chloride to sodium bicarbonate composition"
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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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