Summary : Geothermal energy in Hawaii

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dc.contributor.author	Hawaii Geothermal Project, University of Hawaii	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-04-10T17:45:58Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-04-10T18:58:58Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-04-10T17:45:58Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-04-10T18:58:58Z	en_US
dc.date.issued	1978-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Hawaii Geothermal Project, University of Hawaii. 1978. Summary: Geothermal energy in Hawaii. Honolulu (HI): Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/22397	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Drilling for geothermal energy in Hawaii started in the early 1960's on the Big Island. Four wells were drilled in the Puna region to depths of several hundred to a thousand feet; all were unsuccessful in locating geothermal steam. In 1973 a fifth hole was drilled near Halemaumau Crater to a depth of 4140 feet. The maximum temperature reached was only 279°F (137°C), but at bottomhole a high rate of temperature increase with depth suggested much higher temperatures at greater depths. The sixth hole was completed in April of 1976. This well, HGP-A, which has the highest recorded temperature of any geothermal well, has raised hopes that in Hawaii geothermal energy might be a viable alternative to fossil fuel energy.	en_US
dc.format.extent	13 pages	en_US
dc.language.iso	en-US	en_US
dc.publisher	Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii	en_US
dc.subject	production	en_US
dc.subject	outreach	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Hawaiʻi Geothermal Project	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Geothermal engineering--Hawaiʻi	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Geothermal resources--Hawaiʻi	en_US
dc.title	Summary : Geothermal energy in Hawaii	en_US
dc.type	Report	en_US
dc.type.dcmi	Text	en_US