Palo Pinto County Star (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 80, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1980 (open access)

Palo Pinto County Star (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 80, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1980

A weekly newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that included local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 21, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Hance] captions transcript

[News Clip: Hance]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 9, 1984, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Industrial application of geothermal energy in Southeast Idaho (open access)

Industrial application of geothermal energy in Southeast Idaho

Those phosphate related and food processing industries in Southeastern Idaho are identified which require large energy inputs and the potential for direct application of geothermal energy is assessed. The total energy demand is given along with that fractional demand that can be satisfied by a geothermal source of known temperature. The potential for geothermal resource development is analyzed by examining the location of known thermal springs and wells, the location of state and federal geothermal exploration leases, and the location of federal and state oil and gas leasing activity in Southeast Idaho. Information is also presented regarding the location of geothermal, oil, and gas exploration wells in Southeast Idaho. The location of state and federal phosphate mining leases is also presented. This information is presented in table and map formats to show the proximity of exploration and development activities to current food and phosphate processing facilities and phosphate mining activities. (MHR)
Date: February 1, 1980
Creator: Batdorf, J. A.; McClain, D. W.; Gross, M. & Simmons, G. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1982 (open access)

The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1982

Weekly newspaper from Alto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 18, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screening of three proposed DOE geopressured-geothermal aquifer natural gas project areas for potential conflicting commercial production: Freshwater Bayou, Lake Theriot, and Kaplan, Louisiana (open access)

Screening of three proposed DOE geopressured-geothermal aquifer natural gas project areas for potential conflicting commercial production: Freshwater Bayou, Lake Theriot, and Kaplan, Louisiana

Three proposed DOE geopressured geothermal prospects defined by the Louisiana State University resource assessment group were screened for possible conflict with existing gas production. The analysis used the public records available at the Louisiana Department of Conservation offices in Baton Rouge and structural and statigraphic interpretations made by the L.S.U. resource assessment group. (MHR)
Date: February 1, 1982
Creator: Knutson, C.F. & Rogers, L.A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1984 (open access)

The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1984

Weekly newspaper from Alto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 9, 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1981 (open access)

The Alto Herald and The Wells News 'N Views (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1981

Weekly newspaper from Alto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 5, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chemical and isotopic composition of water from thermal and mineral springs of Washington (open access)

Chemical and isotopic composition of water from thermal and mineral springs of Washington

Waters from the thermal springs of Washington range in chemical composition from dilute Na-HCO/sub 3/ to moderately saline CO/sub 2/-charged Na-HCO/sub 3/-Cl type waters. St. Martin's Hot Spring which discharges a slightly saline Na-Cl water, is the notable exception. The dilute Na-HCO/sub 3/ waters are generally associated with granitic intrusions; the warm to hot CO/sub 2/-charged waters issue on or near the large stratovolcanoes. The dilute waters have oxygen-isotopic compositions that indicate relatively little water-rock exchange. The CO/sub 2/-charged waters are usually more enriched in oxygen-18 due to more extensive water-rock reaction. The carbon-13 in the CO/sub 2/-charged thermal waters is more depleted (-10 to -12 %) than in the cold CO/sub 2/-charged soda springs (-2 to -8%) which are also scattered throughout the Cascades. The hot and cold CO/sub 2/-charged waters are supersaturated with respect to CaCO/sub 3/, but only the hot springs are actively depositing CaCO/sub 3/. Baker, Gamma, Sulphur, and Ohanapecosh hot springs seem to be associated with thermal aquifers of more than 100/sup 0/C. As these springs occur as individual springs or in small clusters, the respective aquifers are probably of restricted size.
Date: February 1, 1982
Creator: Mariner, R.H.; Presser, T.S. & Evans, W.C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Gas Wells] captions transcript

[News Clip: Gas Wells]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 12, 1980, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heavy oil reservoirs recoverable by thermal technology. Annual report (open access)

Heavy oil reservoirs recoverable by thermal technology. Annual report

This volume contains reservoir, production, and project data for target reservoirs thermally recoverable by steam drive which are equal to or greater than 2500 feet deep and contain heavy oil in the 8 to 25/sup 0/ API gravity range. Data were collected from three source types: hands-on (A), once-removed (B), and twice-removed (C). In all cases, data were sought depicting and characterizing individual reservoirs as opposed to data covering an entire field with more than one producing interval or reservoir. The data sources are listed at the end of each case. This volume also contains a complete listing of operators and projects, as well as a bibliography of source material.
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Kujawa, P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heavy oil reservoirs recoverable by thermal technology. Annual report (open access)

Heavy oil reservoirs recoverable by thermal technology. Annual report

The purpose of this study was to compile data on reservoirs that contain heavy oil in the 8 to 25/sup 0/ API gravity range, contain at least ten million barrels of oil currently in place, and are non-carbonate in lithology. The reservoirs within these constraints were then analyzed in light of applicable recovery technology, either steam-drive or in situ combustion, and then ranked hierarchically as candidate reservoirs. The study is presented in three volumes. Volume I presents the project background and approach, the screening analysis, ranking criteria, and listing of candidate reservoirs. The economic and environmental aspects of heavy oil recovery are included in appendices to this volume. This study provides an extensive basis for heavy oil development, but should be extended to include carbonate reservoirs and tar sands. It is imperative to look at heavy oil reservoirs and projects on an individual basis; it was discovered that operators, and industrial and government analysts will lump heavy oil reservoirs as poor producers, however, it was found that upon detailed analysis, a large number, so categorized, were producing very well. A study also should be conducted on abandoned reservoirs. To utilize heavy oil, refiners will have to add various unit operations …
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Kujawa, P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inventory of thermal springs and wells within a one-mile radius of Yucca Lodge, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (open access)

Inventory of thermal springs and wells within a one-mile radius of Yucca Lodge, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

Equity Management Corporation proposes (1) to build about 30 condominiums at the present site of the Yucca Lodge, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico and (2) to heat the condominiums with the natural thermal waters that discharge from the property. To do so the corporation must satisfy the rules and regulations of four state and federal agencies. To satisfy some of the data requirements of these agencies and to provide basic data on the geohydrology of the area this report provides the results of a field inventory of the springs and wells within one mile of the lodge. Table 1 summarizes the data for eight springs and three sites where springs once issued. Table 2 summarizes the data on forty-four operable wells and thirty wells that are unusable in their present condition. Appendices list (1) wells presumed to be in the area but not located during field inspection and (2) wells that could be in the area, but were found to be beyond the one-mile radius. Temperature and specific conductance of the water show only minor variation within the recognized hot-water.
Date: February 1, 1982
Creator: Schwab, G.E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heavy oil reservoirs recoverable by thermal technology. Annual report (open access)

Heavy oil reservoirs recoverable by thermal technology. Annual report

This volume contains reservoir, production, and project data for target reservoirs which contain heavy oil in the 8 to 25/sup 0/ API gravity range and are susceptible to recovery by in situ combustion and steam drive. The reservoirs for steam recovery are less than 2500 feet deep to comply with state-of-the-art technology. In cases where one reservoir would be a target for in situ combustion or steam drive, that reservoir is reported in both sections. Data were collectd from three source types: hands-on (A), once-removed (B), and twice-removed (C). In all cases, data were sought depicting and characterizing individual reservoirs as opposed to data covering an entire field with more than one producing interval or reservoir. The data sources are listed at the end of each case. This volume also contains a complete listing of operators and projects, as well as a bibliography of source material.
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Kujawa, P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coalbed methane production case histories (open access)

Coalbed methane production case histories

The production of methane gas from coal and coal-bearing rocks is one of the prime objectives of the Department of Energy's Methane Recovery from Coalbeds Project. This report contains brief description of wells that are presently producing gas from coal or coal-bearing rocks. Data from three gob gas production areas in Illinois, an in-mine horizontal borehole degasification, and eleven vertical boreholes are presented. Production charts and electric logs of the producing zones are included for some of the wells. Additional information on dry gas production from the San Juan Basin, Colorado/New Mexico and the Greater Green River Coal Region, Colorado/Wyoming is also included.
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Barrier Islands Region Ecological Characterization Atlas: Mineral Resources and Selected Oil and Gas Intrastructures (open access)

Texas Barrier Islands Region Ecological Characterization Atlas: Mineral Resources and Selected Oil and Gas Intrastructures

A report with the purpose of cartographically rendering those know aspects of the natural and cultural features of the Texas costal areas which might influence land decisions.
Date: February 1984
Creator: Kimber, Clarissa T.; White, Kenneth L. & Hendricks, Fred S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of geothermal heat for sugar refining in Imperial County: geothermal test plan (open access)

Use of geothermal heat for sugar refining in Imperial County: geothermal test plan

The resource testing and data gathering involve four sequentially scheduled stages: production well drilling tests, short term production tests, injection well drilling tests, and full scale production tests. Each stage is described and discussed. (MHR)
Date: February 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 1985 Geothermal Gradient Drilling Project for the State of Washington (open access)

The 1985 Geothermal Gradient Drilling Project for the State of Washington

This report describes seven geothermal gradient test holes in the southern Washington Cascade Mountains. The objectives of the drilling program were to: (1) more accurately define the general extent of potential geothermal resources in the southern Washington Cascades, and (2) evaluate specific targets that are geologically and structurally favorable for the occurrence of geothermal resources. (ACR)
Date: February 1986
Creator: Barnett, Brent
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhanced oil recovery by CO/sub 2/ foam flooding. First annual report (open access)

Enhanced oil recovery by CO/sub 2/ foam flooding. First annual report

An extensive review of the literature revealed that the use of foam to lower the mobility of gases used to displace oil has been considered since 1956. Although early work was related mainly to light hydrocarbons, it is natural to extend the concept to the CO/sub 2/ flooding process. Samples of foaming agents, compatible with oil reservoir environments, were obtained from major manufacturers. Ninety-three samples were tested both alone and in admixture. The most promising class of additives appears to be ionic surfactants produced by ethoxylation of a linear alcohol followed by sulfation. One of the best, Plurafoam NO-2N was tested in a linear sandpack and found to reduce the mobility of gas relative to water an average of 300-fold. Viscosity measurements of the foam at varying shear rates were made to help explain the dramatic change in gas mobility in the linear flow model. The foam is non-Newtonian but many-fold more viscous than the liquid from which it is generated at all reasonable shear rates. Viscosities exceeding 1000 centipose are routinely obtained. Addition of water-soluble polymers to the foaming liquid greatly enhances the stability of the foam. Five different polymer structures were tested, all of which had a common …
Date: February 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
ICFT: An initial closed-loop flow test of the Fenton Hill Phase II HDR reservoir (open access)

ICFT: An initial closed-loop flow test of the Fenton Hill Phase II HDR reservoir

A 30-day closed-loop circulation test of the Phase II Hot Dry Rock reservoir at Fenton Hill, New Mexico, was conducted to determine the thermal, hydraulic, chemical, and seismic characteristics of the reservoir in preparation for a long-term energy-extraction test. The Phase II heat-extraction loop was successfully tested with the injection of 37,000 m/sup 3/ of cold water and production of 23,300 m/sup 3/ of hot water. Up to 10 MW/sub t/ was extracted when the production flow rate reached 0.0139 m/sup 3//s at 192/degree/C. By the end of the test, the water-loss rate had decreased to 26% and a significant portion of the injected water was recovered; 66% during the test and an additional 20% during subsequent venting. Analysis of thermal, hydraulic, geochemical, tracer, and seismic data suggests the fractured volume of the reservoir was growing throughout the test. 19 refs., 64 figs., 19 tabs.
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Dash, Z. V.; Aguilar, R. G.; Dennis, B. R.; Dreesen, D. S.; Fehler, M. C.; Hendron, R. H. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geothermal injection technology program. Annual progress report, FY-85 (open access)

Geothermal injection technology program. Annual progress report, FY-85

This report summarizes injection research conducted during FY-1985. The objective was to develop a better understanding of the migration and impact of fluids injected in geothermal reservoirs. Separate abstracts have been prepared for individual project summaries. (ACR)
Date: February 1, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Energy Development Program. Annual report, fiscal year 1983 (open access)

Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Energy Development Program. Annual report, fiscal year 1983

Emphasis was on hydraulic-fracturing experiments at depths around 3.5 km (11,473 ft) in the two inclined wells of the Phase II system at Fenton Hill, New Mexico; on improved facilities and techniques for mapping the source locations of acoustic signals generated by the fracturing events; on mathematical modeling of the fracture systems produced in these and earlier experiments; and on development of a family of slimline high-temperature downhole instruments that can be used within or through relatively small-diameter pressure tubing. Hydraulic fracturing at a vertical depth of approximately 3500 m (11,500 ft) in well EE-2, the deeper well, produced fractures that, in acoustic maps, appear to occupy a large, roughly ellipsoidal volume whose major axis is directed to the north of the other well, EE-3. Hydraulic fracturing from EE-3 at a similar depth produced another set of fractures that appear to be approximately parallel to and centered about 180 m (600 ft) east of the earlier set. Subsequent fluid injections reduced the distance between the two sets, but no hydraulic connection between them was established. Modeling the silica concentrations of fluid circulated through the earlier Phase I system indicates that this type of permeation also contributes significantly to heat extraction …
Date: February 1, 1985
Creator: Smith, M.C.; Nunz, G.J. & Wilson, M.G. (comps.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bodcau In Situ Combustion Project combustion tube tests. Topical report of January 1979 (open access)

Bodcau In Situ Combustion Project combustion tube tests. Topical report of January 1979

A series of combustion tube tests were performed at the Cities Service Research Laboratory using Bellevue core samples and produced oil. The objectives of the study were to obtain information concerning the basic in-situ combustion process that would aid in understanding the performance of the Bellevue fireflood. Also investigated was the interaction of water with the burning process in order to determine the water/air injection ratio that should be used in field operations. Finally, the formation ignition temperature of the rock-oil system was approximated by means of laboratory oxidation tests. The following conclusions were determined from the laboratory combustion tests: (1) Fuel deposit and air requirement of dry combustion were calculated by means of combustion tube tests to be 2 number/f/sup 3/ and 17 MMSCF/A-f. (2) Injecting water increases the efficiency of the burning process by decreasing fuel deposit and air requirement. (3) Water rates as high as 500 B/MMSCF do not extinguish the combustion reaction in the laboratory system. (4) The ignition temperature of the Nacatoch formation is approximately 500/sup 0/F.
Date: February 1, 1980
Creator: Pusch, W. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salton Sea Scientific Drilling Plan and Well Designs (open access)

Salton Sea Scientific Drilling Plan and Well Designs

The purpose and goals of the Scientific Deep Drilling Program have been outlined in previous documents. The purpose of this report is to provide supporting documentation for the engineering recommendations and detailed specifications associated with the drilling program. The drilling plan developed for Bechtel and described in the report has been revised several times due to changes in the project scope and project guidelines. Some of these changes were made due to the unforeseen cost implications associated with certain drilling operations and specifications. Some of the revisions were in response to DOE requests to Bechtel. The revisions have required the rewriting of some of the draft input for resubmission to Bechtel. [DJE-2005]
Date: February 1, 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Old Maid Flat geothermal exploratory hole No. 7A drilling and completion report (open access)

Old Maid Flat geothermal exploratory hole No. 7A drilling and completion report

Drilling and testing efforts for a 6000-foot geothermal exploratory hole on the western approaches to Mount Hood, near Portland, Oregon were completed. The intent of the drilling was to encounter a hydrothermal reservoir in a postulated fracture system and confirm the existence of a moderate-temperature (200/sup 0/F) geothermal resource in the Old Main Flat (OMF) vicinity of Mount Hood. The exploratory hole, OMF No. 7A, was completed to a total depth of 6027 feet in 54 days using conventional rotary drilling techniques. The hole was found to be incapable of producing fluids with the desired temperatures. A maximum hole temperature of about 235/sup 0/F was recorded at total depth and a temperature gradient of about 3.3/sup 0/F/100 feet was exhibited over the lower 1000 feet of hole. A variety of technical data, including physical samples such as cores, cuttings, and borehole fluids, plus geophysical well logs were acquired. Data analyses are continuing, with results to be made available through future separate reports.
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library