Development and Application of a New Geothermal Database for the Illinois Basin
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Resource Abstract:
The U.S. Department of Energy is currently funding a broad consortium of institutions to develop a new National Geothermal
Data System (NGDS) for assessing the geothermal resources of the United States. In the Illinois Basin region, such a comprehensive
effort of subsurface temperature data compilation and analysis has not been attempted since the 1970s. This paper presents
the methodologies that were implemented to develop this new geothermal database for the Illinois Basin region as part of the
NGDS program. The database contains temperature observations from more than 26,000 wells in Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky,
providing a substantial increase in information on the thermal state of the subsurface. We also present some early results
of data analysis, including new geothermal gradient maps and temperature anomalies, and how these results are being used in
conjunction with other studies in the Illinois Basin. This document is an introduction and does not include observations or
results.
Citation
Title Development and Application of a New Geothermal Database for the Illinois Basin
publication Date
2013-10-21T00:00:00
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individual Name Tiffany A. Proffitt, Kevin M. Ellett, and Charles W. Zuppann
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