| Title | Geothermal Resource, Engineering and Economic Evaluation for the City of Ouray, Colorado |
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| Authors | Meyer, Richard T.; Prostka, Harold; Raskin, Rob; Zocholl, John R. |
| Year | 1982 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Exploration; Direct Use; USA; Colorado; Ouray; Faults; Seismic Zone; Heat Flow; Hot Springs; Fractures; Groundwater; Mineralization; Temperature; Space Heating; District Heating System; Bathing; Economics |
| Abstract | A geothermal energy feasibility study as been performed for the City of Ouray, Colorado, to determine the potential economic development opportunities to the City. The resource assessment indicates the resource to be associated with the Ouray fault zone, the Leadville limestone formation, the high thermal gradient in the area of the San Juan mountains, and the recharge from precipitation in the adjacent mountains. Four engineering design of alternative sizes, costs, applications, and years of start up have been defined to offer the City a range of development scales. Life cycle cost analysis have been conducted for cases of both public and private ownership. All systems are found to be feasible on both economic and technical grounds. |