Exploring for Wet Geothermal Exploration Targets in Australia, India and the Kyrgyz Republic
- Key words
- Geothermal Exploration; Buried Sedimentary Basins; Limestone Coast; South Australia; Otway Basin; Blind Geothermal Resources; Heat Flow; Himalayan Geothermal Province; Krishna-Godavari Basin; Kyrgyz Republic; Tien Shan Mountains
- Location
- Limestone Coast, Australia; Tien Shan Mountains; Kyrgyzstan; Krishna-Godavari Basin, India; Puga Valley, India
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 2008
- Session
- Exploration; Heat Flow
- Language
- English
Abstract
Panax Geothermal Ltd is exploring for ‘blind’ geothermal targets in buried sandstone units in areas of high heat flow in the Otway Basin. Independent studies indicate a generating potential of 1,500MWe for the area. In addition, the Company is exploring for ‘wet’ geothermal targets in the Himalayan geothermal province in India, the Krishna-Godavari rift zone is also in India and in the Tien Shan mountains in the Kyrgyz Republic. Areas in the Kyrgyz Republic with extreme high heat flows have been identified.
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