Arizona Geological Survey Open File Reports
Numerous artesian wells in the Safford basin, southeast Arizona, discharge
thermal water (30 to 500 degrees C) contained in sand and gravel aquifers stacked within
and below an extensive silt and...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-82-05
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The purpose of this book is to bring together in a single
volume current knowledge and basic data on geothermal energy resources in
the State of Arizona. We hope that our preliminary investigations...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-83-12
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Willcox, Arizona, established in 1880 when the Southern Pacific Railroad was built, lies on the east edge of the Willcox Playa at the northwest base of the Dos Cabezas Mountains in the Sulphur...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-82-04
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The Tucson basin, located in southeastern Arizona, underlies
a rapidly growing metropolitan area. Because of Tucson's rapid growth
and because it's economy relies heavily upon the...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-82-03
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Stone (1979) reported the occurrence of 530 C water in
a well on the northern Hassayampa Plain. On the basis of water and soil
geochemical surveys and a thermal gradient survey she postulated that...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-81-25
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The lower San Francisco River area lies in a "transition zone"
between the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range physiographic
provinces. Immediately north of the study area~ on the...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-81-07
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The geologic history of Arizona can be found in the record of its
rocks, the five periods of geologic time, the Younger Precambrian, the Older Precambrian, the Paleozoic, the Mesozoic and the...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-80-03
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A minimum of twelve high sensitivity microearthquake instruments
were operated for two week periods in the San Bernardino, Clifton-Safford-Morenci, and Springerville-St. Johns areas of Arizona...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-80-01c
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Combining the results of standard chemical geothermometry techniques, chemical analysis of ground water and geologic mapping of large sedimentary basins, we have delineated areas in the southwestern...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-80-01b
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These cross-sections and maps fulfill part of a project for the U.S.
Geological Survey under cooperatiue agreement NO. 14-08-001-A-0092 (Geologic
Characterization of the Basin and Range Province),...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-85-02
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Four heat flow measurements in the Clifton, Arizona area
are available for interpretation. Three of the heat flow measurements are detailed in this report. Reiter and Shearer (1979) reported the...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-80-01a
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This text presents the results of the investigations for
geothermal energy resources in the Springerville and Clifton
areas of Arizona. The investigations focused on identifying
potential...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-80-01
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The IBM plant site south of Tucson, Arizona is favorably
located for potential geothermal utilization using natural
hot water. High temperatures were measured near the site
during geophysical...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-79-18
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The Hyder area consists of the Palomas Plain, Hyder Valley,
and the northern portion of the Sentinel Plain, Part of the area
is in western Maricopa County and the remainder is in Yuma County (...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-79-13
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Alternative sources of energy will have to be developed as the availability of traditional energy resources continues to diminish. Arizona is supplied with geothermal reserves which could potentially...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-79-11
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Alternative sources of energy will have to be developed as the availability of traditional energy resources continues to diminish. Arizona is supplied with geothermal reserves which could potentially...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-79-10
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Alternative sources of energy will have to be developed as the availability of traditional energy resources continues to diminish. Arizona is supplied with geothermal reserves which potentially could...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-79-08
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Hot (>30 degree C) water has been reported from the Safford
area for at least seventy years. The most notable hot water
occurrence, Indian Hot Springs, is located northwest of
Safford near Fort...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-79-02c
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Clifton Hot Springs are adjacent to one of two KGRA's
(known geothermal resource area) in Arizona, the Clifton
Hot Springs KGRA. Hot water up to 6l degrees C discharges from
numerous seeps...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-79-02b
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The "Springerville area," Apache County, Arizona
(Fig. 1) initially was selected (Hahman, personal commun.,
1977) as a site-specific target for geothermal exploration
on the basis of: 1...
Resource Identifiers: OFR-79-02a
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