Description:
The purpose of this project was to determine and evaluate sources of
geothermal energy at two military bases in southern California, the Long Beach
Naval Shipyard and Naval Station and the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station.
One part of the project focused on the natural geothermal characteristics
beneath the naval bases. Another part focused on the geothermal energy
produced by oilfield operations on and adjacent to each base. Results of the
study are presented here for the U.S. Department of the Navy to use in its
program to reduce its reliance on petroleum by the development of different
sources of energy. The study was accomplished under a cooperative agreement
between the U.S. Department of Energy's San Francisco Operations Office and
the Department of the Navy's Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, for
joint research and development of geothermal energy at military installations.