| Abstract |
In 1973 the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) was funded by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) to pursue a program of research and development into the geothermal potential of the Raft River Valley, Cassia County, Idaho. A cooperative effort was then undertaken involving Aerojet Nuclear Company, U.S. Geological Survey, State of Idaho, and the Raft River Rural Electric Cooperative. The basic geological investigations ( principally the USGS) were completed in late 1974. A meeting was then held to present all available data and select a drilling site for RRGE-1. The site was finally located in the middle of Section 23, RZ6E, T15s. The second site, RRGE-2, was located in the extreme northeast corner of Section 23. |