A representative cross section of the literature on the disposal of geothermal brine was perused and some of the general information and concepts is summarized. The following sections are included: disposal statistics--Texas Railroad Commission; disposal statistics--Louisiana Office of Conservation; policies for administering salt water disposal operations; salt water disposal experience of Gulf Coast operators; and Federal Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program's brine disposal operations. The literature cited is listed in the appended list of references. Additional literature is listed in the bibliography. (MHR)

The Cerro Prieto project incorporates studies of the geologic, hydrogeologic, geochemical, and geophysical setting of the geothermal field as well as its structural, reservoir engineering, and subsidence characteristics. A description of the activities involved in each part of this cooperative program is presented. Text of the agreement between the Comision Federal de Electricidad of Mexico and the USERDA for the cooperative study of the Cerro Prieto geothermal field is included.

This Geothermal Logging Instrumentation Development Program Plan outlines a nine-year, industry-based program to develop and apply high temperature instrumentation technology which is needed by the borehole logging industry to serve the rapidly expanding geothermal market. Specifically, this program will upgrade existing materials and sondes to improve their high-temperature reliability. To achieve this goal specialized equipment such as high temperature electronics, cables and devices for measuring formation temperature, flow rate, downhole pressure, and fractures will be developed. In order to satisfy critical existing needs, the near-term (FY80) goal is for operation at or above 275/sup 0/C in pressures up to 48.3 MPa (7,000 psi). The long-term (FY84) goal is for operation up to 350/sup 0/C and 138 MPa (20,000 psi). This program plan has been prepared for the Department of Energy's Division of Geothermal Energy (DGE) and is a portion of the DGE long-range Geothermal Well Technology Program.

Objective is to determine the relationships between the shale characteristics, hydrocarbon gas contents, and well location, for assessing the productive capacity of the Eastern Devonian Gas Shale deposits and guiding research, development, and demonstration projects to enhance the recovery of natural gas from the shale deposits. One well was sampled during this reporting period. Another well from Monongalia County, WV (M-1) was cored in April. 31 samples were obtained for Battelle with additional 55 samples canned for other DOE contractors. Characterization tasks on shale samples from R-146 (Mason County, WV.) and M-1 wells (Monongalia) have been completed. In the preliminary analysis correlations were observed between the hydrocarbon gas contents and can pressure, propane content, well location, oxygen content CO/sub 2/ content, bulk density and carbon contents. Higher pressures are attributed to higher hydrocarbon gas contents. For high gas pressures, propane content is an important indication of hydrocarbon gas content. At low gas pressure, butane contents more accurately predict the hydrocarbon gas contents. High CO/sub 2/ and carbon contents indicate high hydrocarbon gas values, whereas oxygen contents are inversely related to hydrocarbon gas contents. Analysis of the limited wire-line log data shows that correlations between the laboratory and well log data …

This volume covers hydrology, geochemistry, resources, special studies of WIPP repository rocks, and continuing studies. (DLC)

Appendix outlining the baseline inventory of terrestrial flora, fauna and sediment chemistry to accompany a report on habitat field investigations in the Bolivar Peninsula Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site in Galveston Bay, Texas.

Three temperature logs that are satisfactory for heat flow analysis were obtained. A temperature log in central Yuma county in southwestern Arizona has a temperature gradient of about 74/sup 0/C/km. A temperature log measured to a depth greater than a kilometer in the Gila Mountains near Safford, Arizona, has a temperature gradient of about 35/sup 0/C/km.

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