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    • Analysis of Geothermal Resources in Three Texas Counties

    Metadata Updated: January 20, 2025

    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.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons Attribution

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    Metadata Created Date January 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2025

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    Metadata Created Date January 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2025
    Publisher Southern Methodist University Huffington Department of Earth Sciences
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    Identifier https://data.openei.org/submissions/7409
    Data First Published 2020-10-30T06:00:00Z
    Data Last Modified 2021-05-17T15:59:43Z
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    Homepage URL https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1291
    License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Program Code 019:006
    Projectlead Elisabet Metcalfe
    Projectnumber EE0008971
    Projecttitle Texas Geothermal Entrepreneurship Organization (GEO)
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