Helium in fumarole and well gases as an index of long-term geothermal potential
Helium in fumarole and well gases as an index of long-term geothermal potential
dc.contributor.author | Naughton, John J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Thomas, Donald M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-08-30T00:24:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-08-30T00:24:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1978 | |
dc.description.abstract | We have used fumaroles and degassing vents around Kilauea volcano as models of producing geothermal areas. Excess helium has been found in gases from fumaroles characterized by long-term activity, and is absent in gases from short-lived hot spots, from dry vents or fissures formed by recent activity, and from old degassed lava lakes. From this it is inferred that the absence of helium in gases from geothermal areas would indicate that they receive heat from a limited magma body, and would be expected to yield extractable heat for only a comparatively short period. The geothermal well at Puna, Hawaii, has given positive helium indications. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Work performed under support from grants from the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute and the National Science Foundation, Grant EAR73-00201-A02. | |
dc.format.extent | 3 pages | |
dc.identifier.citation | Naughton JJ, Thomas D. 1978. Helium in fumarole and well gases as an index of long-term geothermal potential. Geothermal Resources Council Transactions. 2: 479-481. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/21074 | |
dc.language.iso | en-US | |
dc.publisher | Geothermal Resources Council | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | H. I. G. Contributor No. 885 | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Transactions (Geothermal Resources Council) | |
dc.subject | exploration | |
dc.subject | research | |
dc.subject | air quality | |
dc.subject | fumarole | |
dc.subject | helium | |
dc.subject | geothermal exploration | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Geothermal resources--Hawaii | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Geothermal resources--Periodicals | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Geothermal engineering--Periodicals | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Geothermal power plants--Periodicals | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Renewable energy sources--Oceania--Periodicals | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Power resources--Oceania--Periodicals | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Energy conservation--Oceania--Periodicals | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Transactions (Geothermal Resources Council) | |
dc.title | Helium in fumarole and well gases as an index of long-term geothermal potential | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.type.dcmi | Text |
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