Play fairway analysis of geothermal resources across the state of Hawaii: 2. Resource probability mapping
- Author:
- Ito, Garrett, Frazer, Neil, Lautze, Nicole, Thomas, Donald, Hinz, Nicholas, Waller, David, Whittier, Robert, Wallin, Erin
- Title:
- Play fairway analysis of geothermal resources across the state of Hawaii: 2. Resource probability mapping
- Periodical:
- Geothermics
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 70
- Pages:
- 393-405
- Subject:
- Geology Hawaii Hawaii Play Fairway
- Summary:
- We develop a new geostatistical method to combine evidence provided by diverse geological data sets and produce maps of geothermal resource probability. The data sets include the locations and ages of mapped volcanoes, gravity and magnetotelluric measurements, groundwater temperature and geochemistry, ground surface deformation, seismicity, watertable elevation, and groundwater recharge. Not surprisingly, we find that successful geothermal prospects are most probable on the active volcanoes of Hawaii Island, including the area of Hawaii’s single geothermal energy plant.
- Label:
- Geology
- URL:
- https://www.higp.hawaii.edu/hggrc/papers/Ito_Pmapping_Geothermics2.pdf
- Date:
- 2017
- Collection:
- Periodicals