Geothermal Energy Resources of Navy/Marine Corps Installations on the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain.

• Main Author: Edsall,Douglas W
• Other Authors: NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER CHINA LAKE CA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1980
• Subjects: Non-electrical Energy Conversion; *NATURAL RESOURCES; *ENERGY CONVERSION; *GEOTHERMY; MEASUREMENT; MARINE CORPS; COASTAL REGIONS; NAVY; JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES; ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION; SOUTH CAROLINA; FLORIDA; DRILLING; DEEP DEPTH; MEXICO GULF; SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; Atlantic Coastal Plain; Gulf Coastal Plain; Geothermal energy; Virginia Beach; Deep wells; Heat flow; PE63724N; Milton; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA082400; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA082400

The search for alternative energy sources is of great importance to the U.S. Navy. Preliminary examination of data from the literature, bottom hole temperatures from existing deep wells, and heat flow measurements in wells drilled at selected sites as part of a current research program sponsored by the Department of Energy have demonstrated that low temperature waters (212 F or 100 C) may be available at moderate depths in the major sedimentary basins along the Atlantic and east Gulf Coastal Plain. Although the possible geothermal energy resources present here are not sufficient for electrical power generation, they appear adequate for space heating and cooling. The Navy should take a leading role in planning and executing exploratory drilling and resource evaluation programs, especially at the following installations, all of which are major energy users: Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina; and Pensacola, Milton, and Panama City, Florida. (Author)