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Abandonment Integrity Assessment Regarding Legacy Oil and Gas Wells and the Effects of Associated Stray Gas Leakage on the Adjacent Shallow Aquifer in the Karoo Basin, South Africa

open access: yesHydrology
Shale gas extraction is underway in the Karoo Basin. Previous oil and gas explorers abandoned several wells, and the abandonment statuses of these wells are unknown.
Murendeni Mugivhi   +6 more
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State water rights law and geothermal hydrothermal commercialization in five Pacific Rim states [PDF]

open access: yes, 1980
Report Number: DOE/ET/27241-T6; OSTI ID: 5282164; Legacy ID: DE82008501; Other: ON: DE82008501The water rights of the five Pacific states - California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii - and their possible impacts on geothermal development are ...

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Geothermal research at the Puna facility [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
Report Number: DOE/SF/15799-T7; OSTI ID: 5751064; Legacy ID: DE86007848; ON: DE86007848Chemical analyses were conducted on the flocculated silica samples obtained during previous field experiments at HGP-A on both flashed and unflashed brines to ...
Chen, B., Chen, Bill H.
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Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) in energy production sectors: exposure, effective doses and regulatory challenges

open access: yesEnvironment International
The oil and gas industry, coal mining, and coal-fired power plants, as well as geothermal energy plants, have been investigated in the past with respect to various aspects of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM). However, existing assessments
Jelena Mrdakovic Popic   +16 more
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Regional-scale 3D geothermal prospecting to support local authorities in delivering national strategies

open access: yes, 2023
National planning strategies across Europe increasingly encourage the use of ground-sourced heat pumps and other forms of geothermal energy, however the influence of local ground conditions challenges nationwide application of planning strategy and ...
Oldfield, S., Shaw, N., Bramham, E.
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A Compilation of Data on Fluids from Geothermal Resources in the United States

open access: yes, 1978
This report is part of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory work to compile data of characteristics of the main U.S. geothermal source areas. The purpose of this compilation is to provide information on the chemistry of geothermal fluids to scientists and ...
Apps, J. A., Cosner, S. R.
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Retrospective examination of geothermal environmental assessments [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
Report Number: ORNL/TM-9071; OSTI ID: 5058035; Legacy ID: DE84010615; Other: ON: DE84010615Since 1976, the Department of Energy (DOE) has supported a variety of programs and projects dealing with the exploration, development, and utilization of ...
Eddlemon, Gerald K.   +5 more
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Processing and interpretation of seismic reflection data from the Los Humeros super-hot geothermal system

open access: yes, 2023
The Los Humeros volcanic complex is a geothermal field in Mexico that is now being further investigated as a candidate for the development of a super-hot geothermal system, as it has a temperature of over 350 degrees C.
Poletto, F   +7 more
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Review and problem definition of water/rock reactions associated with injection of spent geothermal fluids from a geothermal plant into aquifers [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
Report Number: UCR/IGPP-85/17; OSTI ID: 5293572; Legacy ID: DE86015084; ON: DE86015084Among the technical problems faced by the burgeoning geothermal industry is the disposal of spent fluids from power plants.
Elders, W. A., Elders, Wilfred A.
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Geothermal research at the Puna facility : technical progress report

open access: yes, 1985
Report Number: DOE/SF/15799-T2; OSTI ID: 6223957; Legacy ID: DE86004170Research progress is reported. A conceptual model of the reservoir was developed comprising two production zones of different characteristics: the upper zone producing liquid while ...
Chen, B., Chen, Bill H.
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