Main Features of Exploration Wells Eaz-1 and Eaz-2 Los Azufres Geothermal Field, Mexico
- Key words
- Exploration; petrography, hydrothermal mineralogy, Los Azufres, Mexico
- Location
- Los Azufres, Mexico
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 2007
- Session
- Exploration; Geological surveys; Core sampling
- Language
- English
Abstract
Petrographic studies of cuttings from two exploration deep wells drilled in the western portion of the Los Azufres, Michoacán, Mexico, geothermal field, are presented, including results of X-ray diffractometry and fluid inclusions studies on a few core samples. The interpretation of the data, along with the characteristics of the reservoir, suggest that well EAZ-1 is located outside the geothermal reservoir, and that EAZ-2 is at or near its western boundary, and thus expanding the area of the commercial reservoir by about 8 km2.
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