Wabuska Hot Springs Geothermal Area

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Area Overview

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Geothermal Area Profile

Location:	Nevada
Exploration Region:	Walker-Lane Transition Zone Geothermal Region
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:	39.1617°, -119.1767°

Resource Estimate

Mean Reservoir Temp:	130°C 403.15 K 266 °F 725.67 °R
Estimated Reservoir Volume:	5.54 km³ 5,540,000,000 m³ 1.329 mi³ 195,643,253,634.34 ft³ 7,246,046,429.26 yd³ 5,540,000,000,000 L
Mean Capacity:	2.4 MW 2,400 kW 2,400,000 W 2,400,000,000 mW 0.0024 GW 2.4e-6 TW
USGS Mean Reservoir Temp:	115°C 388.15 K 239 °F 698.67 °R
USGS Estimated Reservoir Volume:	1 km³
USGS Mean Capacity:	8 MW

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History and Infrastructure

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Operating Power Plants: 0

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Developing Power Projects: 0

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Power Production Profile

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Exploration History

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Well Field Description

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Well Field Information

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Average Temperature of Geofluid:	106°C 379.15 K 222.8 °F 682.47 °R
Sanyal Classification (Wellhead):	Very Low Temperature
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Depth to Top of Reservoir:	610m 0.61 km 0.379 mi 2,001.312 ft 667.102 yd
Depth to Bottom of Reservoir:	1219m 1.219 km 0.757 mi 3,999.344 ft 1,333.111 yd
Average Depth to Reservoir:	915 m 0.915 km 0.569 mi 3,001.969 ft 1,000.653 yd

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Geology of the Area

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Geologic Setting

Tectonic Setting:	Extensional Tectonics
Controlling Structure:
Topographic Features:	Horst and Graben
Brophy Model:	Type E: Extensional Tectonic, Fault-Controlled Resource
Moeck-Beardsmore Play Type:	CV-3: Extensional Domain

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Volcanic Age:	No volcanism
Host Rock Age:	Quaternary
Host Rock Lithology:	gravels; sands
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The Wabuska geothermal area is located at the margin of Mason Valley, where both the valley margin and the thermal springs coincide with a northeast-trending zone of faults referred to as the Wabuska lineament. Production is apparently from Quaternary gravels and sands; geothermal fluid may circulate along faults related to the Wabuska lineament as well as an unconformity above Mesozoic metasedimentary rocks possibly present at depth.

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