| Title | An Analysis of the Geothermal Potential of Southwestern New Mexico |
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| Authors | Lohse, Richard L.; Icerman, Larry |
| Year | 1982 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Exploration; USA; New Mexico; Faults; Tectonics; Gravity Survey |
| Abstract | Data sets for actual temperatures; bottom hole temperature gradients; geotemperatures; tectonics; lineaments; and complete and residual Bouguer gravity were analyzed in order to assess the geothermal potential of southwestern New Mexico. Major NW-SE and N-S trends of structural weakness and control, suggested by these data, intersect in the general area of Dona Ana County and appear to be crossed by NE-SW trending secondary zones of weakness. Temperature data imply that there is a spatial relationship between intersections of these trends and potential geothermal anomalies, which suggests that the hydrothermal systems are predominately fault controlled. |