LASL Scientists Report Geothermal Breakthrough

Pettit, Roland A.

Scientists at the Los Alamos (NM) Scientific Laboratory (LASL) have recorded a significant breakthrough in the quest for geothermal energy. They have created a man-made geothermal well system 2 miles deep near Valles Caldera in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico by producing a fracture system in hot granite

Title

LASL Scientists Report Geothermal Breakthrough

Creator

Pettit, Roland A.

Date Original

1977-08

Other Identifiers

local: oitGHC1167-01
local: bullet003

Subject (Topic)

Geothermal Energy

Keyword

Geothermal Resources ; New Mexico ; EGS ; Hot Dry Rock ; Valles Caldera ; Los Alamos ; Geothermal energy ; Geothermal resources ; ERDA ; Energy Research and Development Administration