Rotokawa Geothermal Area

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Area Overview

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Geothermal Area Profile

Location:	New Zealand
Exploration Region:	Taupo Volcanic Zone
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:	-38.6133°, 176.1917°

Resource Estimate

Mean Reservoir Temp:	300°C 573.15 K 572 °F 1,031.67 °R
Estimated Reservoir Volume:	5 km³ 5,000,000,000 m³ 1.2 mi³ 176,573,333,605 ft³ 6,539,753,095 yd³ 5,000,000,000,000 L
Mean Capacity:	167 MW 167,000 kW 167,000,000 W 167,000,000,000 mW 0.167 GW 1.67e-4 TW
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History and Infrastructure

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Operating Power Plants: 1

Rotokawa Geothermal Power Plant

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Developing Power Projects: 0

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Power Production Profile

Gross Production Capacity:	34 MW 34,000 kW 34,000,000 W 34,000,000,000 mW 0.034 GW 3.4e-5 TW
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Owners  :	Mighty River Power Co
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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:	25
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Depth to Top of Reservoir:	2000m 2 km 1.243 mi 6,561.68 ft 2,187.22 yd
Depth to Bottom of Reservoir:	2500m 2.5 km 1.553 mi 8,202.1 ft 2,734.025 yd
Average Depth to Reservoir:	2250 m 2.25 km 1.398 mi 7,381.89 ft 2,460.623 yd

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Geology of the Area

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Geologic Setting

Tectonic Setting:	Extensional Tectonics, Subduction Zone
Controlling Structure:	Fault Intersection
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Brophy Model:	Type A: Magma-heated, Dry Steam Resource
Moeck-Beardsmore Play Type:	CV-2a: Plutonic - Recent or Active Volcanism, CV-3: Extensional Domain "CV-2a: Plutonic - Recent or Active Volcanism, CV-3: Extensional Domain" is not in the list of possible values (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) for this property.

Geologic Features

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Volcanic Age:	Recent
Host Rock Age:	Quaternary
Host Rock Lithology:	Volcaniclastic
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Cap Rock Lithology:	Clay

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Geofluid Geochemistry

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NEPA-Related Analyses (0)

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References

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List of existing Geothermal Resource Areas.

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