Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis of Potential Geothermal Resources in NE California, NW Nevada, and Southern Oregon: A Transition between Extension-Hosted and Volcanically-Hosted Geothermal Fields

摘要

Play Fairway analysis is a powerful tool in the petroleum industry for reducing drilling risk. It relies on general models for sedimentary depositional systems (at the basin scale) and applies all available data to identify weighted combinations of characteristics that can be used to predict the locations where drilling is likely to lead to successful fossil fuel extraction.