The Hydrothermal System at the East Brawley KGRA, Imperial Valley, California
- Key words
- Exploration; USA; California; East Brawley; Blind Resources; Liquid Dominated; Gravity; Electrical Conductivity; Heat Flow; Conceptual Model
- Location
- East Brawley, California; Imperial Valley
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1981
- Session
- Exploration; Geophysical surveys; Liquid dominated reservoir
- Language
- English
Abstract
The East Brawley KGRA is an example of a "blind" geothermal field characteristic of the Imperial Valley, California. Deep wells in the area have encountered brine with temperatures exceeding 200°C at depths of 3 to 4 km. The area of the geothermal field is defined by a local gravity maximum closure of about 5 mgals, a coincident heat flow anomaly with closure of 160 to 180 mWm-2, and an apparent resistivity low of about 3 ohm-m.
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