The understanding of geothermal resources and the means for their optimum development was primitive. O based on the results we either go for step 2b or stop the project. It is separate from the town of rye, which has more land area than the city. The specific areas that were part of this focused effort, or case studies, are linked individually, and also available for download as a table in csv format. This paper presents a conceptual model of the field based on lithologic, geophysical and temperature logs as well as production, injection and pressure interference data from 8 deep wells drilled to. The drilling was part of is an initiative of the u. Reiss, 2007, on the other hand defines project management as a collection of loosely connected techniques.
More than forty years of experience in geothermal site investigation and exploration management gives us context and the insight to look truthfully at the data, and let it guide the work. The project will be located at the bureau of reclamations rye patch dam, located. Reserve your room for the 39th geothermal resources council grcannual meeting. Humboldt house rye patch geothermal area pershing county, nevada. The role would be for two years, with possible extension for up to an additional 12. Rye patch now pouring gold at florida canyon mining.
Its main exploration properties are lincoln hill, jessup, wilco, garden gate pass and gold ridge nevada in usa. A job has been posted for the role of a project manager for the dominica geothermal company in dominica, caribbean. Office of energy projects energy infrastructure update for. Ground source heat pump demonstration projects department. Geothermal project cost estimate for a 70 mw e power plant in kenya.
Open mountains expertise in developing, managing, and financing power. A history of geothermal energy research and development. Grc annual meeting workshops geothermal resources council. Department of energys geothermal technologies office doe gto. Humboldt house was founded there in 1868 as an eating station along the central pacific railroad. Rye is a small, coastal, suburban city in westchester county, new york, united states. Identification of high angle structures controlling the. O we might use volumetric methods to roughly assess the possible energy output. A gold mining company just announced that it has leased geothermal rights on its gold project site in nevada, to a nonrelated geothermal development company. Rye patch has done some initial mapping and sampling and has had encouraging results at the x claims project, howald says. Risk management is an ongoing, structured process to be anchored in the organisation and all phases of the project in order to provide a clear understanding of the effect of the individual risk to each element.
Lincoln hill is located in western nevada, approximately 185. Doe funded project of two masters students in collaboration with presco energy. Patua geothermal power plant power technology energy. The geothermal technologies program gtp blue ribbon panel gto 2011 recommended that doe focus efforts on helping industry. Strong program and project management professional with a background in engineering m. Rye patch, basinandrange, reserve assessment, power capacity. The company has also applied for a drill permit to drill more holes at the lincoln hill project in nevada. Salt lake city, utah july 28, 2017 open mountain energy, llc ome has acquired the assets of the rye patch humboldt house geothermal project from presco energy, llc presco. Its main exploration properties are lincoln hill, jessup, wilco, garden gate pass and gold ridge nevada in usa rye patch gold is listed in canada. A 3d surface seismic survey was conducted to explore the structure of the rye patch geothermal reservoir nevada, to determine if modern seismic techniques could be successfully applied in geothermal environments. Although lower angle structures are present, hot water migrates up from deeper sources along high angle faults more efficiently than structures with a shallower dip. Scope of work the exploration project manager epm will be responsible for the overall technical supervision of all exploration drilling and due diligence geothermal projects as well as daytoday management of the exploration activities.
Energy infrastructure update for january 2014 page 2 of 5 hydropower highlights nonfederal the pershing county water conservation district was issued an original license for the 0. No thermal springs are present at the surface in the area, but sinter evaporative deposits is visible nearby. Star peak geothermal power plant, rye patch, nevada. We are focused on the safe and profitable production of gold from our cornerstone asset, the 100% owned florida canyon mine in nevada, usa. This paper presents a conceptual model of the field based on lithologic, geophysical and temperature logs as well as production, injection and pressure interference data from 8 deep wells drilled to date. Geothermal project timelines several publication have been made on geothermal project development and its phases. Ome acquires rye patch humboldt house geothermal open. Power technology energy news and market analysis is using cookies.
Rpmgf rye patch or the company is pleased to announce an update on the companys 100% owned garden gate pass project located along the cortez trend one of nevadas most prolific. Rye patch updates rochester project resources based on. Rye patch also plans to do more exploration work this year. We are an organization dedicated to the scientific rigor and curiosity necessary for geologic investigations. Rye patch us, a whollyowned subsidiary of rye patch, acquired lincoln hill in 2007 based on the geological setting and its strategic location near their recent gold discoveries at the wilco project, located approximately 6 km to the west. Based on well test data, the maximum gross power production capacity from the existing wells is. Tim biederman carnegie mellon university tepper school. Management from both alio gold and rye patch will participate in the conference call. Dominica seeks project manager for geothermal project new. A well know publication is the esmaps geothermal handbook 2012. Rye patch updates gold exploration along the cortez trend. View tim biedermans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Rye patch gold is an exploration gold company based in canada. Furthermore, it was intended to map the structural features which may control geothermal production in the reservoir.
One goal of the geothermal technologies office gto is to accelerate the development of this undiscovered resource. In connection with the development of several natural gasfired, combined cycle electric power generation and cogeneration facilities in texas, jackson walker represented an intrastate gas pipeline providing gas transportation service to the facilities, including the negotiation of intrastate and ngpa section 311 gas transportation agreements. Doi and bureau of land management blm to drill and operate the geothermal well pads, lay fluid pipelines and transmission lines and to construct the power plant. Rye patch geothermal field usgin document repository. The project is located 28 miles northeast of lovelock in pershing county, nv.
Geothermal project management course, march to april 7, 2017. In 2003, university of nevada reno great basin center for geothermal energy received a grant from doe to work with presco energy llc. Grc annual meeting workshops geothermal resources council advancing the global geothermal industry through transfer of robust research, knowledge and guidance. However, the company received bad news in may 1993 when general electric capital corp. The zone drilled and cased had previously resulted in the temporary abandonment of the well after conventional cement plugs had been unsuccessful in plugging the zone. Threedimensional seismic imaging of the rye patch geothermal. In february 2004, five well cores were studied using geochemical and petrographic techniques at the university of nevada, reno. Geophysical investigation and assessment of the rye patch. The rye patch geothermal area is located in the humboldt river valley west of a major northstriking rangefront fault, the humboldt range fault.
Salt lake city, utah july 28, 2017 open mountain energy, llc ome has acquired the assets of the rye patchhumboldt house geothermal project from presco energy, llc presco. The patua geothermal plant is a new 60mw modular binary cycle power plant under development in the patua region of northern nevada, usa. The conceptual model has been developed to fit all available resource information, and had been used to estimate reserves. Humboldt house logs, humboldt house graphrye patch graph, in a us doe funded project of two masters students in collaboration with presco energy. Argeoc6 short course 1 geothermal project management addis ababa, ethiopia 31 oct 1 nov, 2016 drilling project management plan contd interested parties management plan identify interested parties e. This submission contains links to geothermal areas on openei that were completed as part of an effort to gather clean, unbiased information on which to build geothermal drilling prospects. Project management for geothermal drilling projects. Rye patch s 100%owned south coal canyon property is an early stage exploration project that is an extension of the structural zone south from wilco along the oreana trend. Geothermal drilling at rye patch in the late 1980s and early 1990s resulted in one successful well, but other wells were too cold or had no fluid flow. A 3d3c reflection seismic survey and data integration to identify the seismic response of fractures and permeable zones over a known geothermal resource at soda lake, churchill co.
Rye patch gold leases wilco geothermal rights press. Stages of a integrated geothermal project intechopen. Rye patch gold holds various exploration projects in usa. Humboldt river ranch geothermal lease 480 acres in. Vancouver, british columbia, february 21, 2012 rye patch gold corp tsx. The geothermal data repository gdr is the submission point for all data collected from researchers funded by the u. The geothermal handbook provides a guideline for the project development phases ranging over a sevenyearperiod from start of. This presentation does not contain any proprietary confidential, or otherwise restricted information. Rpm is still waiting for some final feedback from the bureau of land management as the company specifically needs to take precautions against the sage grouse. This mine has been active for approximately 20 years, and is adjacent to the rye patch humboldt house geothermal area. Bureau of land management s winnemucca office on an. Wilco energy leases geothermal rights from mining co.
Open mountains expertise in developing, managing, and financing power projects. In 2002, michels reported on the hydrogeochemistry of thermal waters. Similar existing geothermal systems occur along this trend e. Application of 2d vsp imaging technology to the targeting of exploration and production wells in a basin and range geothermal system humboldt house rye patch geothermal area geothermal project application of a new structural model and exploration technologies to define a blind geothermal system. It is owned by gradient resources formerly known as vulcan power company. Notice that by far most of the cost is for production drilling and plant construction 17.
Assessing the rye patch geothermal field, a classic basin. Application of 2d vsp imaging technology to the targeting. This presentation does not contain any proprietary, confidential, or. A history of geothermal energy research and development in the united states drilling ix drilling preface in the 1970s, the publicly available information about geothermal systems was woefully inadequate. Figure 1 lake city geothermal project location map. Some resources that track housing estimate that rye s population is over 16,000. The successful completion of a recent well in the rye patch geothermal field, located in pershing county, nevada, supports the geologic and geophysical interpretation that high angle structures control this geothermal system. This paper presents a conceptual model of the field based on lithologic, geophysical and temperature logs as well as production, injection and pressure interference data from 8 deep. In addition to drilling, extensive geophysical and geochemical studies have been completed including gravity and magnetic, dc resistivity soundings and profiling, time domain em, scalar mtamt and telluric profiling. Rye city, formerly the village of rye, was part of the town until it received its charter as a city in 1942, making it the youngest city in new york state. The rye patch geothermal area is located in the humboldt river valley west of a major north striking rangefront fault, the humboldt range fault.
We provide senior level technical and management expertise, strategic planning, risk assessment and mitigation, and project coordination. Two 2 175 ton 350 tons total chiller geothermal heat pumps for recently commissioned leed platinum building, terry hoffmann, johnson controls. The information in this record has been migrated into tdar from the national archaeological database reports module nadbr and updated. The rye patch geothermal field is a classic basinandrange resource with a blind anomaly, moderate temperature and deep circulation as the source of heat. Commission and the bureau of land management for approval to construct a. The purpose of the study was to attempt to further delineate the geothermal reservoir andor to identify potential drilling targets. Humboldt river ranch geothermal lease is a 480acre authorized geothermal energy zone in pershing, nevada owned by star peak geothermal llc, presco energy llc, and martin g booth iii. Salt lake city, utah april 12, 2017 open mountain energy, llc ome. The survey consisted of collecting data at 264 new stations to augment data from 203 stations collected in 2008. Gda played a significant role in the development of each of these online projects, on one or more of these areas. If a geothermal field is identified within the project area, rye patch will receive a gross proceeds royalty from the sale of electric power.
According to the project management institutepmi, 20, project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements. Dualtube flooded reverse circulation drilling has been successfully applied to drill and run casing through a lost circulationcross flow zone at rye patch, nv. Cultural resources survey for geothermal leasing near rye. Based on well test data, the maximum gross power production capacity from the existing wells is estimated at 21 mw. Ome acquires wabuska geothermal open mountain energy. Responsible for the development and expansion strategy in the greater humboldt house rye patch geothermal resource area. Assessing the rye patch geothermal field, a classic basinand. The company has also secured rights from the private land owners to use the geothermal resources near the. The doe gto is providing access to its geothermal project information through the gdr. Engineering, drilling project management grg worked closely with the university of utah to support the drilling of an experimental engineered geothermal system egs well in fall 2017. The rye patch humboldt, or humboldt house geothermal area is located in the humboldt river valley 50 km north of lovelock, nevada. Tim biederman carnegie mellon university tepper school of. Alio gold and rye patch gold announce business combination.
Located approximately 12 miles north of yerington in lyon county, nv, the wabuska project is the oldest operating geothermal plant in nevada, beginning operation in the 1980s. The florida canyon geothermal project is a small power generation unit associated with the florida canyon gold mine in t31n, r33e. This resource is a citation record only, the center for digital antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The us geological survey usgs resource assessment williams et al. Salt lake city, utah april 12, 2017 open mountain energy, llc ome has acquired geothermal related assets of the wabuska geothermal project from homestretch geothermal 2010, llc homestretch. Ownership and use of this zone is overseen by the bureau of land management s humboldt river field office under the serial number nvn 048027. Geothermal projects are capital intensive business, where upfront costs of projects, from the early exploration stage to the operation of a geothermal power plant may. Rpm reports that it has leased the geothermal rights on wilco gold project to wilco energy llc, a nonrelated company. The company also owns the development stage ana paula project in guerrero, mexico. Rye patch geothermal area is located in pershing county, nevada between winnemucca and lovelock. Conducted primary due diligence, financial modeling and negotiation for the acquisition of the rye patch geothermal plant and assets, pershing county, nevada. Deadline march 1, 2017 this is a unique senior executive role with an international development project in dominica, caribbean. The area can be found 190 km northeast of reno along i80 and is bounded by the midas lineament to the north trends northeast and a sinistral strikeslip fault zone to the south. State project type topic 2 awardees funding location of project.
These factors call for risk management to be integrated into the planning and execution of geothermal projects. Rye patch gold leases wilco geothermal rights press release. The exploitation process of the resource involves the management of. Lease rental payments are creditable to the royalty. Cultural resources survey for geothermal leasing near rye patch reservoir. A gravity and groundbased magnetic survey was conducted at the rye patch known geothermal resource area located at rye patch, nevada. Digital antiquity extends our knowledge of the human past and improves the management of our cultural heritage by permanently preserving digital. Patua geothermal power plant power technology energy news. List of geothermal arra projects open energy information. Rye patch golds garden gate pass project on major discovery trend. Resource assessment is a strong focus for geothermex, and typically includes conceptual modeling of the geothermal system based on analyses of exploration, drilling, well logging and well testing data, reserve estimation, field development optimization, power cycle analysis, field management.
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