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Project HOTSPOT: Kimama Well Borehole Geophysics Database

Published by Utah State University | Department of Energy | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2020-01-08T23:27:26Z
The Snake River Plain (SRP), Idaho, hosts potential geothermal resources due to elevated groundwater temperatures associated with the thermal anomaly Yellowstone-Snake River hotspot. Project HOTSPOT has coordinated international institutions and organizations to understand subsurface stratigraphy and assess geothermal potential. Over 5.9km of core were drilled from three boreholes within the SRP in an attempt to acquire continuous core documenting the volcanic and sedimentary record of the hotspot: (1) Kimama, (2) Kimberly, and (3) Mountain Home. The Kimama drill site was set up to acquire a continuous record of basaltic volcanism along the central volcanic axis and to test the extent of geothermal resources beneath the Snake River aquifer. Data submitted by project collaborator Doug Schmitt, University of Alberta

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DOI 10.15121/1148774
identifier https://data.openei.org/submissions/6629
issued 2011-07-04T06:00:00Z
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  "Idaho",
  "Kimama",
  "Project HOTSPOT",
  "SRP",
  "Snake River Plain",
  "Yellowstone hotspot",
  "borehole",
  "borehole geophysics",
  "borehole log",
  "downhole",
  "downhole geophysics",
  "gamma ray",
  "geopysics",
  "geothermal",
  "image log",
  "magnetic susceptibility",
  "neutron",
  "pressure",
  "resistivity",
  "seismic",
  "sonic",
  "temperature",
  "well data"
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projectLead Mark Ziegenbein
projectNumber EE0002848
projectTitle Recovery Act: The Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project: Innovative Approaches to Geothermal Exploration
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title Project HOTSPOT: Kimama Well Borehole Geophysics Database

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