A recent study which adapts play fairway analysis (PFA) methodology to assess geothermal potential was conducted at three locations (Mount Baker, Mount St. Helens seismic zone, and Wind River valley) along the Washington Cascade Range (Forson et al. 2017). Potential field (gravity and magnetic) methods which can detect subsurface contrasts in physical properties, provides a means for mapping and modeling subsurface geology and structure. As part of the WA-Cascade PFA project, we performed potential field studies by collecting high-resolution gravity and ground-magnetic data, and rock property measurements to (1) identify and constrain fault geometries (2) constrain subsurface lithologic distribution (3) study fault interactions (4) identify areas favorable to hydrothermal flow, and ultimately (5) guide future geothermal exploration at each location.
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OverviewArcGISGISenergyexplorationgeophysicalgeophysicsgeospatial datageothermalgravityinvestigationland usemagneticspfaplay fairwaypotential fieldsprocess watershapefilesite assessmentsite characterizationsurveytransmissionurban areaswashingtonwashington statewater
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Dcat Issued2017-12-20T07:00:00Z
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