Petrology and stable isotope geochemistry of three wells in the Buttes area of the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, Imperial Valley, California, USA

Kendall, C

doi:10.2172/5696681

Title: Petrology and stable isotope geochemistry of three wells in the Buttes area of the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, Imperial Valley, California, USA

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A detailed investigation is reported of cuttings recovered from three wells in the Salton Sea geothermal field located at the southeast end of the Salton Sea, California. The wells, Magmamax No. 2, Magmamax No. 3, and Woolsey No. 1 penetrate 1340 m, 1200 m, and 730 m, respectively, of altered sandstones, siltstones, and shales of the Colorado River delta. The wells are located at the crest of a thermal anomaly, reach a maximum of 320/sup 0/C at 1070 m, and produce a brine containing approximately 250,000 mg/1 of dissolved solids.

Authors:: Kendall, C

Publication Date:: Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

Research Org.:: California Univ., Riverside (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 5696681

Report Number(s):: UCR/IGPP-76/17

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: Thesis

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; RESERVOIR ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; SALTON SEA GEOTHERMAL FIELD; GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLOGY; ANHYDRITE; BRINES; CALCITE; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CARBONATES; DOLOMITE; EPIDOTES; FELDSPARS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; GEOTHERMOMETRY; HEMATITE; ISOTOPE RATIO; PYRITE; QUARTZ; ROCK-FLUID INTERACTIONS; SANDSTONES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SHALES; STRATIGRAPHY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; ALUMINIUM SILICATES; CALCIUM CARBONATES; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM SILICATES; CALCIUM SULFATES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBONATE ROCKS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMISTRY; COHERENT SCATTERING; DIFFRACTION; GEOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; IRON SILICATES; IRON SULFIDES; MAGNESIUM CARBONATES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERALS; ORES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PYRITES; ROCKS; SCATTERING; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; SULFATES; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR ORES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; WELLS; Geothermal Legacy; 150302* - Geothermal Exploration & Exploration Technology- Geochemical Techniques & Surveys; 150201 - Geology & Hydrology of Geothermal Systems- USA- (-1989)

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                    Kendall, C. Petrology and stable isotope geochemistry of three wells in the Buttes area of the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, Imperial Valley, California, USA.  United States: N. p., 1976. 
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                    Kendall, C. Petrology and stable isotope geochemistry of three wells in the Buttes area of the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, Imperial Valley, California, USA.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/5696681

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                    Kendall, C. 1976.  
        "Petrology and stable isotope geochemistry of three wells in the Buttes area of the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, Imperial Valley, California, USA".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/5696681.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5696681.

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  title        = {Petrology and stable isotope geochemistry of three wells in the Buttes area of the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, Imperial Valley, California, USA},

  author       = {Kendall, C},

  abstractNote = {A detailed investigation is reported of cuttings recovered from three wells in the Salton Sea geothermal field located at the southeast end of the Salton Sea, California. The wells, Magmamax No. 2, Magmamax No. 3, and Woolsey No. 1 penetrate 1340 m, 1200 m, and 730 m, respectively, of altered sandstones, siltstones, and shales of the Colorado River delta. The wells are located at the crest of a thermal anomaly, reach a maximum of 320/sup 0/C at 1070 m, and produce a brine containing approximately 250,000 mg/1 of dissolved solids.},

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