GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 308
Wednesday, 25 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 602/603 (Washington State Convention Center)

T80. Geothermal Energy

Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division
Corina Forson and Dave Norman, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
AN OVERVIEW OF THE HAWAII PLAY FAIRWAY PROJECT (Invited Presentation)
LAUTZE, Nicole, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, 1680 East West Road, POST 619, Honolulu, HI 96822, lautze@hawaii.edu
8:25 AM
THE NEVADA PLAY FAIRWAY PROJECT: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO DISCOVERING NEW GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS IN THE GREAT BASIN REGION (Invited Presentation)
FAULDS, James E.1, HINZ, Nicholas H.1, COOLBAUGH, Mark F.1, SHEVENELL, Lisa2, SADOWSKI, Andrew J.1, RAMELLI, Alan R.1, SILER, Drew L.3, CRAIG, Jason W.1 and MCCONVILLE, Emma G.1, (1)Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, (2)Atlas Geosciences, Inc, Reno, NV 89509, (3)GMEG, USGS, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94061, jfaulds@unr.edu
8:45 AM
GEOTHERMAL PLAY FAIRWAY ANALYSIS OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN, IDAHO
SHERVAIS, John W.1, GLEN, Jonathan2, NIELSON, Dennis3, GARG, Sabodh K.4, LIBERTY, Lee5, DOBSON, Patrick F.6, GASPERIKOVA, Erika7, SONNENTHAL, Eric L.8, NEWELL, Dennis L.9, SILER, Drew L.10, NEUPANE, Ghanashyam11, DEANGELO, Jacob2, EVANS, James P.9 and SNYDER, Neil12, (1)4505 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, Department of Geology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, MS989, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)DES, POB 58857, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, (4)Leidos Inc, 10260 Campus Point Drive, M/S C2E, San Diego, CA 92121, (5)Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, (6)Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, (7)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS-90 1116, Berkeley, CA 94720, (8)Div Earth Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, MS 90-1116, Berkeley, CA 94720-0001, (9)Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, (10)GMEG, USGS, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94061, (11)Idaho Falls, ID 83415, (12)National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, john.shervais@usu.edu
9:00 AM
GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION USING PLAY-FAIRWAY ANALYSIS IN WASHINGTON STATE
FORSON, Corina1, STEELY, Alexander N.2, CLADOUHOS, Trenton T.3, SWYER, Michael W.3, DAVATZES, Nicholas C.4, ANDERSON, Megan5, RITZINGER, Brent6, PEACOCK, Jared6, GLEN, Jonathan6, SCHERMERHORN, William7 and STELLING, Pete7, (1)Washington Geological Survey, 1111 Washington St. SE, MS 47007, Olympia, WA 98504; Olympia, WA 98504, (2)Washington Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, 1114 Washington St., Olympia, WA 98504, (3)AltaRock Energy, 4010 Stone Way North, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98103, (4)Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Beury Hall, 1901 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (5)Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs,, CO 80903, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, MS989, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (7)Western Washington University, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225, corina.forson@dnr.wa.gov
9:15 AM
GEOLOGIC, GEOPHYSICAL, AND GEOTHERMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ST. HELENS SHEAR ZONE: RESULTS FROM WASHINGTON STATE PLAY FAIRWAY ANALYSIS
CLADOUHOS, Trenton T.1, SWYER, Michael1, ULBERG, Carl2, CROSBY, Kayla3, FORSON, Corina4, STEELY, Alexander N.5 and DAVATZES, Nicholas C.6, (1)AltaRock Energy, 4010 Stone Way North, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98103, (2)Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Johnson Hall Rm-070, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, (3)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, 2122 Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (4)Washington Geological Survey Department of Natural Resources, MS 47007, Olympia, WA 98504-7007, (5)Washington Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, 1114 Washington St., Olympia, WA 98504, (6)Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Beury Hall, 1901 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, tcladouhos@altarockenergy.com
9:30 AM
GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE MOUNT BAKER GEOTHERMAL PLAY
SCHERMERHORN, William D.1, RITZINGER, Brent2, ANDERSON, Megan3, PEACOCK, Jared2, WITTER, Jeffrey B.4, GLEN, Jonathan2, STEELY, Alexander N.5, FORSON, Corina5, STELLING, Pete1 and FOURNIER, Dominique6, (1)Western Washington University, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, MS989, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Geology Department, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, (4)Innovate Geothermal Ltd., #104 - 445 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 0E8, Canada, (5)Washington Geological Survey Department of Natural Resources, MS 47007, Olympia, WA 98504-7007, (6)University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, williamdschermerhorn@gmail.com
 
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
POTENTIAL-FIELD (GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC) METHODS APPLIED TO GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS: THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION AND OTHER SYSTEMS OF THE WESTERN U.S (Invited Presentation)
GLEN, Jonathan1, RITZINGER, Brent1, BLAKELY, Richard J.2, PEACOCK, Jared1, SHERROD, Brian L.3, GROBER, Benjamin1, PALMER, Zachary1 and ADAMS, Andrea4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, MS989, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)GMEG Menlo Park, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 989, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Earthquake Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, (4)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, Jglen@usgs.gov
10:20 AM
CLUSTER ANALYSIS AS A TOOL FOR EVALUATING THE EXPLORATION POTENTIAL OF KNOWN GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE AREAS
LINDSEY, Cary R.1, NEUPANE, Ghanashyam2, SPYCHER, Nicolas3, FAIRLEY, Jerry P.1, DOBSON, Patrick F.4, WOOD, Thomas R.5, MCLING, Travis L.6 and CONRAD, Mark E.7, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3022, (2)Idaho National Laboratory, 2525 Fremont Ave, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, (3)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, MS 90-1116, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, (4)Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, (5)Energy Resoruces Recovery and Managment, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, MS 2107, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2107, (6)Idaho Falls, ID 83415, (7)Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Mailstop 70A-4418, Berkeley, CA 94720, lind0505@vandals.uidaho.edu
10:35 AM
GEOCHEMISTRY AND GEOTHERMOMETRY OF THE BREITENBUSH HOT SPRINGS AREA
MALKEMUS, Donnel, PERKINS, Robert B. and PALMER, Carl D., Geology, Portland State University, 17 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, rperkins@pdx.edu
10:50 AM
VOLUMETRIC ASSESSEMENTS OF GEOTHERMAL POWER POTENTIAL FROM DEVONIAN STATA IN THE WESTERN CANADIAN SEDIMENTARY BASIN
BANKS, Jonathan, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, jbanks@ualberta.ca
11:05 AM
FLUID INCLUSION EVIDENCE OF THE TRANSITION FROM LIQUID- TO VAPOR-DOMINATED RESERVOIR CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHWEST GEYSERS GEOTHERMAL FIELD, CALIFORNIA
JONES, Clay, Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, Frederick Albert Sutton Building 115 S 1460 E, Room 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, WALTERS, Mark, Calpine Corporation, 10350 Socrates Mine Rd., Middletown, CA 95461, MOORE, Joseph, Energy and Geoscience Insitute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and BOWMAN, John R., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, cjones@egi.utah.edu
11:20 AM
DEVELOPING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GEOTHERMAL DRILLING IN ETHIOPIA
CALLISON, Kathleen, Law Office of Kathleen Callison, 802 Irving Street SW, Tumwater, WA 98512, callison@callisonlaw.com
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