INTEGRATED EXPLORATION FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES IN THE HONEY LAKE BASIN,CALIFORNIA1 |
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| Authors: | ULRICH SCHIMSCHAL |
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| Abstract: | An integrated exploration study is presented to locate low-temperature geothermal reservoirs in the Honey Lake area of northern California. Regional studies to locate the geothermal resources included gravity, infra-red, water-temperature, and water-quality analyses. Five anomalies were mapped from resistivity surveys. Additional study of three anomalies by temperature-gradient and seismic methods was undertaken to define structure and potential of the geothermal resource. The gravity data show a graben structure in the area. Seismic reflection data indicate faults associated with surface-resistivity and temperature-gradient data. The data support the interpretation that the shallow reservoirs are replenished along the fault zones by deeply circulating heated meteoric waters. |
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