Open AccessReport on flow tests Tuscarora, Nevada, 66-5, April 22, 1980, lithologic well and temperature depth data
Publication year - 1980
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/894657
Subject(s) - geothermal gradient , geology , drilling , coring , caprock , clay minerals , drilling fluid , petroleum engineering , lithology , volcano , petrology , borehole , geochemistry , geotechnical engineering , materials science , geophysics , metallurgy
Enthalpy Inc., of Santa Rose, California, was engaged by Amax Exploration Inc., of Denver, Colorado in April of 1980 to conduct flow tests on a geothermal prospect in Northern Nevada. The well site, Tuscarora 66-5, is located approximately 11 miles northeast of the town of Tuscarora within Independence Valley, Elko County, Nevada. The testing program was set up by Enthalpy Inc. and run by D. Ensrud of Enthalpy Inc. The initial tests included measuring temperature, pressure, total dissolved solids (T.D.S.) and pH of the fluid produced. These parameters were used to examine the well's mass flow and deliverability. The tests were terminated at 7:00 p.m. April 22, 1980 because of low temperatures. Subsurface surveys (pressure temperature) were run on April 21st and again on April 23rd