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USU Camas-1 Test Well: Documentation

Published by Utah State University | Department of Energy | Metadata Last Checked: March 23, 2026 | Last Modified: 2021-05-17T15:22:31Z
This submission contains documents that describe the USU Camas-1 test well, drilled in Camas Prairie, Idaho, in Fall 2018 and Fall 2019. The purpose of this well is to validate exploration methodologies of the Snake River Plain (SRP) Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) project.

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description This submission contains documents that describe the USU Camas-1 test well, drilled in Camas Prairie, Idaho, in Fall 2018 and Fall 2019. The purpose of this well is to validate exploration methodologies of the Snake River Plain (SRP) Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) project.
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    "title": "Camas-1 Drilling Permit.pdf",
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    "description": "Drilling permit for the USU Camas-1 geothermal test well, issued by the Idaho Department of Water Resources. "
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    "description": "Wireline geophysical and lithologic logs for geothermal test well USU Camas-1: Stages 1 and 2 (Sept-Oct 2018). Surface to 490 m depth. Wireline logs by USGS Geophysical Logging. "
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    "description": "Wireline geophysical logs for geothermal test well USU Camas-1: Stage 2 (Oct 19 2018). Surface to 490 m depth. Wireline logs by USGS Geophysical Logging. "
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    "description": "Wireline geophysical and lithologic logs for geothermal test well USU Camas-1: Stage 1 (Sept 28 2018). Surface to 347 m depth. Wireline logs by USGS Geophysical Logging. "
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    "title": "Camas Prairie Geophysical Logs Annotated.pdf",
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    "description": "Wireline geophysical and lithologic logs for geothermal test well USU Camas-1: Stages 1 and 2 (Sept-Oct 2018) plus Stage 3 (Sept-Oct 2019) Surface to 618 m depth. Wireline logs by USGS Geophysical Logging. "
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    "title": "Camas Prairie Wildlife Inventory Report.pdf",
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    "description": "Wildlife Inventory Report for the Snake River Plain Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis - Phase 3 in Camas County, Idaho. Prepared by InterWest Wildlife and Ecological Services. "
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    "title": "Camas-1 Well Diagram 2018.pdf",
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    "accessURL": "https://gdr.openei.org/files/1285/Camas%20Well%20Diagram-2018.pdf",
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    "description": "As-built well diagram for the USU Camas-1 geothermal test well: Stages 1 and 2 (Fall 2018). Does not include deepening of well in Summer 2019. "
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    "title": "Daily Drilling Logs Camas-1 2019.pdf",
    "format": "pdf",
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    "mediaType": "application/pdf",
    "description": "Daily Drilling Reports for the USU Camas-1 Geothermal Test Well, Stage 3 (Summer-Fall 2019). This covers core drilling during Stage 3 (basement) to total depth (618 m). "
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    "title": "Camas-1 Drilling Prospectus.pdf",
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    "description": "Drilling prospectus submitted to Idaho Department of Water Resources, to obtain drilling permit for the USU Camas-1 geothermal test well. "
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    "title": "Core Section Lithologic Logs Stage 3.png",
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    "description": "Wireline geophysical and lithologic logs for geothermal test well USU Camas-1: Stages 3 (Sept-Oct 2018). From 490 m to 618 m depth (TD). Wireline logs by USGS Geophysical Logging. "
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    "title": "Daily Drilling Logs Camas-1 2018.pdf",
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    "description": "Daily Drilling Reports for the USU Camas-1 Geothermal Test Well, Stage 1 & 2 (Fall 2018). This covers rotary drilling during Stage 1 (basin fill sediments) and Stage 2 (basement). "
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    "title": "EHS Plan Camas-1 USU.pdf",
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    "description": "Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Plan for drilling at the USU Camas-1 geothermal test well site. "
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    "title": "USU Geology Geothermal Survey Report.pdf",
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    "description": "Class III Cultural Resource Inventory For The Snake River Plain Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis Project, Camas County, Idaho. Canon Heritage Consultants, Inc., CHC Technical Report No. ID-17-051 Idaho SHPO File Search Number 18082. 
Authors: Paul Santarone, Houston Martin and Kenneth P. Cannon PhD, RPA. "
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DOI 10.15121/1767977
identifier https://data.openei.org/submissions/7403
issued 2018-10-31T06:00:00Z
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  "Camas-1",
  "EA",
  "Idaho",
  "Idaho Department of Water Resources",
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  "Utah State University",
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  "gouge",
  "granite",
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landingPage https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1285
license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
modified 2021-05-17T15:22:31Z
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projectLead Mike Weathers
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projectTitle Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis of the Snake River Plain, Idaho
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title USU Camas-1 Test Well: Documentation

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