Rincon De La Vieja Geothermal Resource Area

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Area Overview

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Geothermal Area Profile

Location:	Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Exploration Region:	Rincon De La Vieja
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.
Coordinates:	10.4022°, -85.2317°

Resource Estimate

Mean Reservoir Temp:	260°C 533.15 K 500 °F 959.67 °R
Estimated Reservoir Volume:
Mean Capacity:	42MW 42,000 kW 42,000,000 W 42,000,000,000 mW 0.042 GW 4.2e-5 TW
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History and Infrastructure

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Operating Power Plants: 1

Las Pailas

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Developing Power Projects: 0

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Power Production Profile

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Owners  :	Instituto Costarricence de Electricidad
Power Purchasers :	Instituto Costarricence de Electricidad
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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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Reservoir Temp (Geothermometry):
Reservoir Temp (Measured):	260°C 533.15 K 500 °F 959.67 °R
Sanyal Classification (Reservoir):
Depth to Top of Reservoir:	800m 0.8 km 0.497 mi 2,624.672 ft 874.888 yd
Depth to Bottom of Reservoir:	1600m 1.6 km 0.994 mi 5,249.344 ft 1,749.776 yd
Average Depth to Reservoir:	1200m 1.2 km 0.746 mi 3,937.008 ft 1,312.332 yd

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Geology of the Area

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Geologic Setting

Tectonic Setting:	Subduction Zone
Controlling Structure:
Topographic Features:	Stratovolcano
Brophy Model:	Type B: Andesitic Volcanic Resource
Moeck-Beardsmore Play Type:	CV-1a: Magmatic - Extrusive

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Host Rock Lithology:	Andesite
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Geofluid Geochemistry

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Geochemistry

Salinity (low):	12800
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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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