Geothermal Resource Development In Colorado

Author : John Lund
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book A Review of the Geothermal Resources Underlying Glenwood Springs, Colorado and of the Technologies Appropriate for Use in Their Potential Development written by John Lund and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oregon Institute of Technology Geo-Heat Center (OIT) of Klamath Falls Oregon and Geothermal Management Company, Inc. (GMC) of Frisco, Colorado ("the contractors") responded to the City of Glenwood Springs ("The City") Request for Proposal BD 2008 041. Their proposal was accepted and on 2 April 2009, a contract was signed for conduct of a "Geothermal Resource Evaluation". Between the dates of April 13 and 16, 2009, Dr. John Lund and Toni Boyd of OIT and Gerry Huttrer of GMC visited Glenwood Springs to meet with the Geothermal Task Force, examine the Glenwood Hot Springs pool ("Pool"), other natural and man-made thermal features, sampled and interview geothermally knowledgeable local citizens. Also, four waters samples were taken for chemical analyses the results of which are attached in Appendix B. On 16 June, Mr. Huttrer re-visited Glenwood Springs and met with Robin Millyard, Dean Moffatt, and Bill Lorah to discuss project-related matters and examine possible hybrid-type development sites. A trip report is attached as Appendix E. On 16 July, John Lund and Gerry Huttrer met with the Geothermal Task Force to discuss the first draft of the report. Several suggestions were made for revision of the draft, including addition of an evaluation of the heating system for the Community Center, including the three pools that are presently heated with propane. A no-cost time extension of one month for submittal of the final report was requested and approved. Prior to the field visit, careful reviews were made of 21 documents made available to the contractors by the City. Information obtained related to regional and local geology, the Leadville Limestone thermal aquifer, the Redstone and Wright wells, well test results, and records of well interference. Though it is beyond the scope of the present investigation, the relationship between the Pool and the City with regard to the use of local geothermal resources bears mentioning. The Pool owns adjudicated water rights and has resisted previous attempts by other entities to extract thermal fluids for their own uses. This situation will have to be addressed if the City plans to drill a new well(s) or use existing well(s) that tap the Leadville aquifer. Extraction of thermal energy without water production should not pose a problem.