The hydrothermal system associated with the Kilauea East Rift Zone, Hawaii

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1997

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During the last twenty years drilling and fluid production on the Kilauea East Rift Zone (KERZ), Hawaii, has shown that an active hydrothermal system is associated with much of the rift. Well logging and fluid geochemistry indicate that reservoir temperatures exceed 360/spl deg/C but are highly variable. Although neither well testing nor pressure decline data have clearly demonstrated the lateral limits of the reservoir, divergent fluid compositions over short distances suggest that the larger hydrothermal system is strongly compartmentalized across the rift zone. The chemical compositions of production fluids indicate that recharge is derived from ocean water and meteoric recharge and isotopic data suggest that the latter may be derived from subsurface inflow from the flanks of Mauna Loa.
Published in: IECEC-97 Proceedings of the Thirty-Second Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (Cat. No.97CH6203)
Date of Conference: 27 July-1 Aug. 1997

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HGP-A, hydrothermal, chemistry, Kilauea, Big Island, Hawaii, Geothermal resources--Hawaii--Hawaii Island, Geothermal resources--Hawaiʻi

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Thomas DM, Conrad ME. 1997. The hydrothermal system associated with the Kilauea East Rift Zone, Hawaii. IEEE.

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6 pages

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