Vertical movement along the Cerro Prieto transform fault, Baja California, Mexico - a mechanism for geothermal energy renewal (open access)

Vertical movement along the Cerro Prieto transform fault, Baja California, Mexico - a mechanism for geothermal energy renewal

Data from 53 geothermal wells to depths of 1 to 3 km on either side of the right-lateral Cerro Prieto fault, as well as geophysical data, indicate vertical displacements of this fault of 400 to 600 m. This episoidic vertical movement has offset deltaic sandstone reservoirs that are primarily at 1200 m and 1800 m depth and contain 250{sup 0} to 345{sup 0}C water. A major fracture system for convective fluid movement has been thus maintained, with production at 150 MW.
Date: March 1, 1979
Creator: Vonder Haar, S.; Noble, J. E. & Puente Cruz, I.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Gamma-Ray Characterization of the U-Series Intermediate Daughters From Soil Samples at the Pena Blanca Natural Analog, Chihuahua, Mexico

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Date: November 21, 2005
Creator: French, D.; Anthony, E. & Goodell, P.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geothermal power plants of Mexico and Central America: a technical survey of existing and planned installations (open access)

Geothermal power plants of Mexico and Central America: a technical survey of existing and planned installations

In this report, the fifth in a series describing the geothermal power plants of the world, the countries of Mexico and of Central America are studied. The geothermal plants are located in areas of recent and active volcanism; the resources are of the liquid-dominated type. Details are given about the plants located at Cerro Prieto in Mexico and at Ahuachapan in El Salvador. In both cases, attention is paid to the geologic nature of the fields, the well programs, geofluid characteristics, energy conversion systems, materials of construction, effluent handling systems, economic factors and plant operating experience. Exploration and development activities are described for other promising geothermal areas in Mexico and El Salvador, along with those in the countries of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama.
Date: July 1, 1978
Creator: DiPippo, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wind Energy Resource Atlas of Oaxaca (open access)

Wind Energy Resource Atlas of Oaxaca

The Oaxaca Wind Resource Atlas, produced by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) wind resource group, is the result of an extensive mapping study for the Mexican State of Oaxaca. This atlas identifies the wind characteristics and distribution of the wind resource in Oaxaca. The detailed wind resource maps and other information contained in the atlas facilitate the identification of prospective areas for use of wind energy technologies, both for utility-scale power generation and off-grid wind energy applications.
Date: August 1, 2003
Creator: Elliott, D.; Schwartz, M.; Scott, G.; Haymes, S.; Heimiller, D. & George, R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library