Characterization of a geothermal system in the Upper Arkansas Valley, CO

Thomas Blum; Kasper Van Wijk; Lee Liberty; Michael Batzle; Richard Krahenbuhl; André Revil; Robert Reynolds

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Characterization of a geothermal system in the Upper Arkansas Valley, CO

Thomas Blum, Kasper Van Wijk, Lee Liberty, Michael Batzle, Richard Krahenbuhl, André Revil, Robert Reynolds

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The past four years, geophysics students and faculty from Colorado School of Mines and Boise State University have studied the subsurface in the Upper Arkansas Valley, Colorado, using a combination of geological and geophysical methods. Here, we present and integrate their results from seismic, self-potential and gravity data, as well as water temperature measurements in local wells to ascertain the overall basin structure and investigate a geothermal system in the Mt. Princeton area. We conclude that a shallow orthogonal fault system in this area appears to be responsible for the local geothermal signature at and near the surface. The extent to which high temperatures exist throughout the deeper basin is still under investigation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	79th Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2009, SEG 2009
Publisher	Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Pages	1289-1293
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9781615675661
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1190/1.3255087
State	Published - 2009
Event	79th Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2009, SEG 2009 - Houston, United States Duration: 25 Oct 2009 → 30 Oct 2009

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Conference	79th Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2009, SEG 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Houston
Period	25/10/09 → 30/10/09

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Blum, T., Van Wijk, K., Liberty, L., Batzle, M., Krahenbuhl, R., Revil, A., & Reynolds, R. (2009). Characterization of a geothermal system in the Upper Arkansas Valley, CO. In 79th Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2009, SEG 2009 (pp. 1289-1293). (79th Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2009, SEG 2009). Society of Exploration Geophysicists. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.3255087

Blum, Thomas ; Van Wijk, Kasper ; Liberty, Lee et al. / Characterization of a geothermal system in the Upper Arkansas Valley, CO. 79th Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2009, SEG 2009. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2009. pp. 1289-1293 (79th Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2009, SEG 2009).

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Blum, T, Van Wijk, K, Liberty, L, Batzle, M, Krahenbuhl, R, Revil, A & Reynolds, R 2009, Characterization of a geothermal system in the Upper Arkansas Valley, CO. in 79th Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2009, SEG 2009. 79th Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2009, SEG 2009, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, pp. 1289-1293, 79th Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2009, SEG 2009, Houston, United States, 25/10/09. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.3255087

Characterization of a geothermal system in the Upper Arkansas Valley, CO. / Blum, Thomas; Van Wijk, Kasper; Liberty, Lee et al.
79th Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2009, SEG 2009. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2009. p. 1289-1293 (79th Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2009, SEG 2009).

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