Innovative Computational Tools for Reducing Exploration Risk Through Integration of Water-rock Interactions and Magnetotelluric Surveys CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Date: 12/01/2011 Location(s): Utah Offices(s): Golden Field Office
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December 1, 2011
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Innovative Computational Tools for Reducing Exploration Risk Through Integration of Water-rock Interactions and Magnetotelluric Surveys
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Date: 12/01/2011
Location(s): Utah
Offices(s): Golden Field Office
The University of Utah would utilize DOE and cost share funds to develop the framework and procedures required to relate reservoir permeabilities (from indicators of water-rock ratios), degree and type of clay alteration, and temperature to the electrical resistivities of geothermal systems as recorded by magnetotelluric (MT) surveys. Laboratory work would be conducted in the X-ray diffraction and fluid inclusion laboratories located at the Energy and Geoscience Institute (EGI ), 423 Wakara Way, Research Park, Salt Lake City, UT.