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Analysis of Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties
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This project updates the geothermal resources beneath our oil and gas fields, as part of the research for the Texas GEO project. This report "Analysis of Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties" (October 2020) improves on previous mapping of the Texas resources for the counties of Crockett (West Texas), Jackson (central Gulf Coast) and Webb (South Texas). Through additional bottom-hole temperatures (BHT), the number of well sites increased from 532 to 5,410 in total for these counties. The improved methodology to calculate formation temperatures from 3.5 km (11,500 ft) to 10 km (32,800 ft) includes thermal conductivity values more closely related to the actual county geological formations, incorporated radiogenic heat production of formations, and the related mapped depth to basement. The results show deep temperatures as hotter than previously calculated, with temperatures of 150 degrees Celcius possible for Webb County between depths of 2.6 - 5.1 km, Jackson County between depths 3.0 - 5.4 km, and Crockett County between depths of 2.7 - 8.0 km.

10 kmBottom hole temperatureCrockett CountyCrockett County TXFormationJackson CountyJackson County TXLithologyRadiogenicStratigraphyTexasTexas GEOWebb CountyWebb County TXboreholeenergyformation temperaturegeothermalheat flowmapoil and gasoil and gas wellsradiogenic heat productiontemperaturetemperature gradientthermal conductivitywell data
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Dcat Issued2020-10-30T06:00:00Z
Dcat Modified2021-05-17T15:59:43Z
Dcat Publisher NameSouthern Methodist University Huffington Department of Earth Sciences
Guidhttps://data.openei.org/submissions/7409
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Harvest Source Id4eb7107f-a2b1-40e3-b36a-8161aa98a56e
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Files
  • Final Report Texas GEO 3-City Assessment.pdf

  • Final Data Texas GEO 3-City Assessment.xlsx

  • Website related to Texas GEO project