Temperature-Chlorinity Balance in the Hypersaline Brines of the Imperial Valley, California
- Key words
- Exploration; Reservoir Engineering; USA; California; Imperial; Salton Sea; Brine; Chlorinity; Chemistry; Hypersaline
- Location
- Salton Sea, California; Imperial Valley
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1985
- Session
- Exploration; Geochemical surveys; Chlorine; Geothermometers;
- Language
- English
Abstract
The hypersaline brines of the Imperial Valley shows a linear correlation of sodium depletion to chlorinity. This relationship reflects the chemical thermometer temperature of the brines, with temperature nearly balancing chlorinity. The main hypersaline brine reservoir shows a gradationally chemically stratified condition over an extent of approximately 1000 km2. The main reservoir does to appear to be undergoing significant convection but rather owes its condition to a balance of osmotic and thermo-osmotic effects combined with water rock interactions. Convective mixing is probably important in marginal areas of the reservoir.
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