Recent Results from the San Jacinto - Tizate Geothermal Field, Nicaragua
- Location
- San Jacinto, Nicaragua; Tizate, Nicaragua
- Conference
- New Zealand Geothermal Workshop
- Year
- 2008
- Session
- Country Developments
- Language
- English
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Abstract
The San Jacinto geothermal field is located on the eastern side of the active Telica volcanic complex in northwestern Nicaragua. The geothermal field is underlain mainly by andesites and basaltic andesites, comprising a mixture of lavas, pyroclastic and epiclastic deposits that are locally cut by dioritic intrusives. Thermal features comprise fumaroles/mud pools in the San Jacinto village and fumaroles and weak seasonal warm springs in the Tizate area to the north.
Permeability and fluid flow within the San Jacinto geothermal system are strongly influenced by the distribution of permeable faults and impermeable dioritic intrusives. Recently completed deviated wells targeting faults have encountered high temperatures (over 300
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