Heat Source and Geothermal Gradient of the Cerro Prieto Field
- Key words
- Exploration; Mexico; Cerro Prieto; Geology; Temperature Gradient
- Location
- Cerro Prieto, Mexico
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1985
- Session
- Exploration; Geophysical surveys; Temperature gradients; Res
- Language
- English
Abstract
The geothermal gradient at Cerro Prieto obtained from data on temperature measurement in deep wells on standby condition is approximately 15°C per 100 m of depth. Comparing this with the normal geothermal gradient, the area possess a gradient five time normal, which is caused by melted rock or lava intrusions that probably exist at very shallow depths of about 6 to 8 km.
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