Gases in Steam From Cerro Prieto Geothermal Wells

Abstract

As part of a joint USGS-CFE geochemical study of Cerro Prieto, steam samples were collected for gas analyses in April, 1977. Steam was tapped from the central steam outlets of production separators and led through a stainless steel condensing coil held at 300C into evacuated 300-ml bottles containing 100 ml of 4N NaOH.l,Z The total flow from the condenser was collected in the bottle.

Como parte de un estudio geoqufmico de Cerro Prieto, llevado a cabo conjuntamente entre USGS y CFE, en abril de 1977, se recolectaron muestras de vapor para hacer analisis de gases. Las muestras fueron tomadas de las salidas de vapor centrales de los separadores de produccion y conducidas a traves de una bobina condensadora de acero inoxidable mantenida a 300c hasta frascos evacuados de 300 ml que contenfan 100 ml de NaOH 4N 1,2. Se recolecto en el frasco el flujo total del condensador.