Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis: Phase 1 Report
This presents the results of Phase 1 of the Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis project, along with a proposed work for Phase 2. No new data were collected, but we list data sources for our compilation.
The Snake River volcanic province (SRP) overlies a thermal anomaly that extends deep into the mantle; it represents one of the highest heat flow provinces in North America. The Yellowstone hotspot continues to feed a magma system that underlies southern Idaho and has produced basaltic volcanism as young as 2000 years old. It has been estimated to host up to 855 MW of potential geothermal power production, most of which is associated with the Snake River Plain volcanic province.
Our goals for this Phase 1 study were to: (1) adapt the methodology of Play Fairway Analysis for geothermal exploration to create a formal basis for its application to geothermal systems, (2) assemble relevant data for the SRP from publicly available and private sources, and (3) build a geothermal play fairway model for the SRP and identify the most promising plays, using software tools that are standard in the petroleum industry. Our ultimate goals are to lower the risk and cost of geothermal exploration throughout geothermal industry, and to stimulate the development of new geothermal power resources in Idaho.
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TY - DATA
AB - This presents the results of Phase 1 of the Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis project, along with a proposed work for Phase 2. No new data were collected, but we list data sources for our compilation.
The Snake River volcanic province (SRP) overlies a thermal anomaly that extends deep into the mantle; it represents one of the highest heat flow provinces in North America. The Yellowstone hotspot continues to feed a magma system that underlies southern Idaho and has produced basaltic volcanism as young as 2000 years old. It has been estimated to host up to 855 MW of potential geothermal power production, most of which is associated with the Snake River Plain volcanic province.
Our goals for this Phase 1 study were to: (1) adapt the methodology of Play Fairway Analysis for geothermal exploration to create a formal basis for its application to geothermal systems, (2) assemble relevant data for the SRP from publicly available and private sources, and (3) build a geothermal play fairway model for the SRP and identify the most promising plays, using software tools that are standard in the petroleum industry. Our ultimate goals are to lower the risk and cost of geothermal exploration throughout geothermal industry, and to stimulate the development of new geothermal power resources in Idaho.
AU - Shervais, John
A2 - Evans, James
A3 - Glen, Jonathan
A4 - DeAngelo, Jacob
A5 - Dobson, Patrick
A6 - Gasperikova, Erika
A7 - Sonnenthal, Eric
A8 - Siler, Drew
A9 - Liberty, Lee
A10 - Visser, Charles
A11 - Nielson, Dennis
A12 - Garg, Sabodh
A13 - Athens, Noah
A14 - Burns, Erick
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - Play Fairway Analysis
KW - Snake River Plain
KW - ArcGIS
KW - EGS
KW - GIS
KW - geospatial data
KW - temperature
KW - structure
KW - resource assessment
KW - PFA
KW - modeling
KW - resource
KW - characterization
KW - Mountain Home
KW - Snake River Mountain Home Modeling
KW - Numerical Model
KW - Magnetotellurics
KW - Magnetotelluric
KW - gravity
KW - thermal
KW - SRP
KW - MT
KW - geophysics
KW - blind
KW - Idaho
LA - English
DA - 2016/01/25
PY - 2016
PB - Utah State University
T1 - Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis: Phase 1 Report
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/7362
ER -
Shervais, John, et al. Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis: Phase 1 Report. Utah State University, 25 January, 2016, GDR. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1231.
Shervais, J., Evans, J., Glen, J., DeAngelo, J., Dobson, P., Gasperikova, E., Sonnenthal, E., Siler, D., Liberty, L., Visser, C., Nielson, D., Garg, S., Athens, N., & Burns, E. (2016). Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis: Phase 1 Report. [Data set]. GDR. Utah State University. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1231
Shervais, John, James Evans, Jonathan Glen, Jacob DeAngelo, Patrick Dobson, Erika Gasperikova, Eric Sonnenthal, Drew Siler, Lee Liberty, Charles Visser, Dennis Nielson, Sabodh Garg, Noah Athens, and Erick Burns. Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis: Phase 1 Report. Utah State University, January, 25, 2016. Distributed by GDR. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1231
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_7362,
title = {Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis: Phase 1 Report},
author = {Shervais, John and Evans, James and Glen, Jonathan and DeAngelo, Jacob and Dobson, Patrick and Gasperikova, Erika and Sonnenthal, Eric and Siler, Drew and Liberty, Lee and Visser, Charles and Nielson, Dennis and Garg, Sabodh and Athens, Noah and Burns, Erick},
abstractNote = {This presents the results of Phase 1 of the Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis project, along with a proposed work for Phase 2. No new data were collected, but we list data sources for our compilation.
The Snake River volcanic province (SRP) overlies a thermal anomaly that extends deep into the mantle; it represents one of the highest heat flow provinces in North America. The Yellowstone hotspot continues to feed a magma system that underlies southern Idaho and has produced basaltic volcanism as young as 2000 years old. It has been estimated to host up to 855 MW of potential geothermal power production, most of which is associated with the Snake River Plain volcanic province.
Our goals for this Phase 1 study were to: (1) adapt the methodology of Play Fairway Analysis for geothermal exploration to create a formal basis for its application to geothermal systems, (2) assemble relevant data for the SRP from publicly available and private sources, and (3) build a geothermal play fairway model for the SRP and identify the most promising plays, using software tools that are standard in the petroleum industry. Our ultimate goals are to lower the risk and cost of geothermal exploration throughout geothermal industry, and to stimulate the development of new geothermal power resources in Idaho.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1231},
year = {2016},
howpublished = {GDR, Utah State University, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1231},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-02}
}
Details
Data from Jan 25, 2016
Last updated Aug 27, 2020
Submitted Aug 19, 2020
Organization
Utah State University
Contact
John Shervais
435.797.1274
Authors
Original Source
https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1231Research Areas
Keywords
geothermal, energy, Play Fairway Analysis, Snake River Plain, ArcGIS, EGS, GIS, geospatial data, temperature, structure, resource assessment, PFA, modeling, resource, characterization, Mountain Home, Snake River Mountain Home Modeling, Numerical Model, Magnetotellurics, Magnetotelluric, gravity, thermal, SRP, MT, geophysics, blind, IdahoDOE Project Details
Project Name Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis of the Snake River Plain, Idaho
Project Lead Mike Weathers
Project Number EE0006733