Soda Lake, Nevada, Thermal Anomaly
- Key words
- Exploration; Reservoir; Resource Potential; USA; Nevada; Soda Lake; Thermal Anomaly; Fault Control; 400 F; Geothermometers; Geology; Stratigraphy; Seismic Data; Magneto Telluric; Plume; Hydrology
- Location
- Soda Lake, Nevada
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1979
- Session
- Exploration; Stratigraphy; Geophysical surveys; Geological s
- Language
- English
Abstract
The Soda Lake thermal anomaly is located in the southern part of the extensional Carson Sink in Western Nevada. The shallow thermal regime is well defined, with temperatures in excess of 365°F in exploratory temperature holes. Current interpretation of all available data yields a NE-SW trending thermal plume dipping to the SE. This plume appears to rise along the NE-SW trending fault, NE of Soda Lake. Geochemical base temperature determinations estimate Reservoir temperature in excess of 400°F. Additionally work is underway to define and evaluate the potential geothermal reservoir.
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