Analysis of the Environmental Impact of the Injection of Treated Municipal Waste Waters into a Portion of the Geysers Geothermal Field, California, USA

Basic Information
Author: 
Pham, M.
Author: 
Klein, C.W.
Author: 
Greensfelder, R.W.
Author: 
Koenig, J.B.
Author: 
Sanyal, S.K.
Description: 
Pressure decline within The Geysers geothermal reservoir has resulted in decreased power output from existing power plants. As a means of partially arresting these ,pressure declines, several field operators and the County of Lake propose to add approximately 13,000 lpm of treated municipal waste water from several small communities into 6 injection wells in the southeastern corner of the field. Water will be carried to the geothermal field via a 50- or 6O-cm diameter pipeline from the vicinity of Clear Lake, a distance of about 45 km. The results of this study suggest that the proposed injection of effluent could help reducing the high rate of pressure and production rate declines without inducing significant geochemistry incompatibility or micro-seismicity.
Publication Date: 
Friday, January 1, 1999
Resource Language: 
English
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GeothermEx, Inc.
Street Address: 
3260 Blume Drive,Suite 220
City: 
Richmond
State/Province: 
CA
Postal Code: 
94806
Country: 
United States
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510-527-9876
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510-527-8164
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Abstract available online at http://www.geothermex.com/files/Pham_1995-1.pdf For a copy of this paper please e-mail us at mw@geothermex.com
Resource Distribution Contact
Organization Name: 
GeothermEx, Inc.
Street Address: 
3260 Blume Drive,Suite 220
City: 
Richmond
State/Province: 
CA
Postal Code: 
94806
Country: 
United States
Phone: 
510-527-9876
Fax: 
510-527-8164
Geographic Extent
North bounding latitude: 
38.4991
South bounding latitude: 
34.4005
West bounding longitude: 
-123.398
East bounding longitude: 
-117.422
Previous Citation
Bibliographic Citation: 
Pham, M., Klein, C.W., Greensfelder, R.W., Koenig, J.B., and Sanyal, S.K, 1995. Analysis of the Environmental Impact of the Injection of Treated Municipal Waste Waters into a Portion of the Geysers Geothermal Field, California, USA . GeothermEx, Inc., Richmond, California.