Sedimentary Geothermal Feasibility in Eastern Nevada and Millard County, Utah Well Databases
In order to gather data to assess sedimentary geothermal feasibility in Nevada and Utah, state oil and gas and geothermal databases were serached for well files and well logs. Well data from the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology oil and gas and geothermal databases was mined for the following areas in Nevada: Blackburn oil field, Marys River, North Willow Creek, Tomera Ranch, and Diamond Valley, all in the Elko Basin; Bacon Flat in Railroad Valley; and Steptoe Basin. For Pavant Butte in Utah, the State of Utah Division of Oil and Gas Well File and Well Log Searches were mined for well records in Millard County. Only wells close to Pavant Butte were mined for detailed information, but all Millard County wells are included in the database.
Well files were searched for temperature, permeability, pressure information, and formation depth and thickness. Temperature values are uncorrected. Locations for some wells were converted from township and range locations to approximate latitude and longitude using Google Earth and Earth Point grids to locate well pads. If no well pad could be located for a well, the center of the smallest section available (usually partsect) was used as the approximate location.
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AB - In order to gather data to assess sedimentary geothermal feasibility in Nevada and Utah, state oil and gas and geothermal databases were serached for well files and well logs. Well data from the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology oil and gas and geothermal databases was mined for the following areas in Nevada: Blackburn oil field, Marys River, North Willow Creek, Tomera Ranch, and Diamond Valley, all in the Elko Basin; Bacon Flat in Railroad Valley; and Steptoe Basin. For Pavant Butte in Utah, the State of Utah Division of Oil and Gas Well File and Well Log Searches were mined for well records in Millard County. Only wells close to Pavant Butte were mined for detailed information, but all Millard County wells are included in the database.
Well files were searched for temperature, permeability, pressure information, and formation depth and thickness. Temperature values are uncorrected. Locations for some wells were converted from township and range locations to approximate latitude and longitude using Google Earth and Earth Point grids to locate well pads. If no well pad could be located for a well, the center of the smallest section available (usually partsect) was used as the approximate location.
AU - Taverna, Nicole
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15121/1637461
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - sedimentary
KW - feasibility
KW - well data
KW - temperature
KW - permeability
KW - formation
KW - depth
KW - sedimentary basin
KW - Pavant Butte
KW - Elko Basin
KW - Steptoe Basin
KW - Railroad Valley
KW - Bacon Flat
KW - Marys River
KW - Diamond Valley
KW - Blackburn
KW - N. Willow Creek
KW - North Willow Creek
KW - Tomera Ranch
KW - Black Rock Desert
KW - Millard County
KW - SedGeo
LA - English
DA - 2019/11/30
PY - 2019
PB - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
T1 - Sedimentary Geothermal Feasibility in Eastern Nevada and Millard County, Utah Well Databases
UR - https://doi.org/10.15121/1637461
ER -
Taverna, Nicole. Sedimentary Geothermal Feasibility in Eastern Nevada and Millard County, Utah Well Databases. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 30 November, 2019, GDR. https://doi.org/10.15121/1637461.
Taverna, N. (2019). Sedimentary Geothermal Feasibility in Eastern Nevada and Millard County, Utah Well Databases. [Data set]. GDR. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.15121/1637461
Taverna, Nicole. Sedimentary Geothermal Feasibility in Eastern Nevada and Millard County, Utah Well Databases. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, November, 30, 2019. Distributed by GDR. https://doi.org/10.15121/1637461
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title = {Sedimentary Geothermal Feasibility in Eastern Nevada and Millard County, Utah Well Databases},
author = {Taverna, Nicole},
abstractNote = {In order to gather data to assess sedimentary geothermal feasibility in Nevada and Utah, state oil and gas and geothermal databases were serached for well files and well logs. Well data from the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology oil and gas and geothermal databases was mined for the following areas in Nevada: Blackburn oil field, Marys River, North Willow Creek, Tomera Ranch, and Diamond Valley, all in the Elko Basin; Bacon Flat in Railroad Valley; and Steptoe Basin. For Pavant Butte in Utah, the State of Utah Division of Oil and Gas Well File and Well Log Searches were mined for well records in Millard County. Only wells close to Pavant Butte were mined for detailed information, but all Millard County wells are included in the database.
Well files were searched for temperature, permeability, pressure information, and formation depth and thickness. Temperature values are uncorrected. Locations for some wells were converted from township and range locations to approximate latitude and longitude using Google Earth and Earth Point grids to locate well pads. If no well pad could be located for a well, the center of the smallest section available (usually partsect) was used as the approximate location. },
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1223},
year = {2019},
howpublished = {GDR, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.15121/1637461},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-07},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1637461
Details
Data from Nov 30, 2019
Last updated May 20, 2024
Submitted Jun 30, 2020
Organization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Contact
Nicole Taverna
Authors
Original Source
https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1223Research Areas
Keywords
geothermal, energy, sedimentary, feasibility, well data, temperature, permeability, formation, depth, sedimentary basin, Pavant Butte, Elko Basin, Steptoe Basin, Railroad Valley, Bacon Flat, Marys River, Diamond Valley, Blackburn, N. Willow Creek, North Willow Creek, Tomera Ranch, Black Rock Desert, Millard County, SedGeoDOE Project Details
Project Name Sedimentary Geothermal Feasibility
Project Lead Mike Weathers
Project Number FY20 AOP 3131