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Title Soda Lake, Nevada, Thermal Anomaly
Authors Hill, D. G.; Layman, E. B.; Swift, C. M.; Yungul, S. H.
Year 1979
Conference Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
Keywords Exploration; Reservoir; Resource Potential; USA; Nevada; Soda Lake; Thermal Anomaly; Fault Control; 400 F; Geothermometers; Geology; Stratigraphy; Seismic Data; Magneto Telluric; Plume; Hydrology
Abstract The Soda Lake thermal anomaly is located in the southern part of the extensional Carson Sink in Western Nevada. The shallow thermal regime is well defined, with temperatures in excess of 365°F in exploratory temperature holes. Current interpretation of all available data yields a NE-SW trending thermal plume dipping to the SE. This plume appears to rise along the NE-SW trending fault, NE of Soda Lake. Geochemical base temperature determinations estimate Reservoir temperature in excess of 400°F. Additionally work is underway to define and evaluate the potential geothermal reservoir.
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