Development activities are currently in progress to utilize the thermal and hydraulic energy available in geopressured geothermal (geopressured) resources for a variety of direct uses. The higher temperature and pressures found in geopressured resources create the opportunity for many new applications. The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, E G & G Idaho, Inc. (INEL) is presently evaluating potential direct uses for geopressured resources, as are a number of industries, firms, organizations, and educational institutions. In addition, the INEL is spearheading the formation of an industrial consortium to use the energy available in geopressured resources. Some of the applications under consideration include agriculture and aquaculture integrated systems, thermal enhanced oil recover, the use of supercritical processes for detoxification of pollutants, desalination and brine production, processing, and others