The use of downhole heat exchangers (DHE) for residential or commercial space and domestic water heating and other applications has several desirable features. Systems are nearly or completely passive -- that...

With increased use being placed on natural gas, electricity, petroleum, and coal, alternative forms of energy have been sought to help release the pressures being placed on these resources. Geothermal energy is...

This folder contains newsletters from the New Zealand Energy Research & Developments Committee members from the University of Auckland. They brief on on few areas of interest that are of particular interest,...

The geopressured aquifers that extend along the northern Gulf of Mexico are a large, perhaps the largest, potential source of geothermal energy and natural gas in the US. Because of the high cost of completing...

Since 1978, the Division of Geology and Earth Resources of the Washington Department of Natural Resources has participated in the U.S. Department of Energy's (USDOE) StateCoupled Geothermal Resource Program....

As part of the Water Quality Investigation Program, a study was made of the geothermal wastes and water resources of the Salton Sea Area. This study included determining the nature, extent, and character of its...

Seven major site specific development plans are listed including a brief synopsis of each. Work on area development plans, institutional and economic assessments, an outreach program, and the preparation of a...

Access to the near-surface fresh water zone of this enormous unconfined ground-water aquifer is Albuquerque's greatest economic asset to accommodate growth. Utilizing the vast subsurface hot-water system...

As part of a comparative assessment for the Continental Scientific Drilling Program, geophysical data were used, to characterize and evaluate potential magma-hydrothermal targets at five drill sites in the...

The City of Caliente's interest in geothermal energy has grown from a perfunctory acknowledgement of the resources existence in the City's boundaries to a resounding affirmation of the City's need to utilize...