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DO E/ET/28393-7 THERMAL WATERS OF UTAH TOPICAL REPORT November 1978 Utah Geological and Mineral Survey 606 Black Hawk Way Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 UmSm DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IDAHO OPERATIONS OFFICE DISCLAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency Thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. 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DE-AS07-77ET28393 CONTENTS 7 ABSTRACT 1 INTRODUCTION 3 Summary of Occurrences of Thermal Waters 3 Purpose and Scope 6 Evaluation of Temperature Measurements 6 Origin of the Thermal Waters 7 Hot Springs along the Wasatch Fault Zone 8 Known Geothermal Resource Areas ( KGRAs ) 10 Possible Uses for the Thermal Waters of Utah 11 Recommendations for Future Work 12 Acknowledgments 12 Cited References 13 DESCRIPTIONS OF APJZAS OF THERMAL WATERS 15 Areas That Have Hot, Warm, and Slightly Warm Water 15 Lower Bear River Area 16 Bonneville Salt Flats 18 Cove Fort-Sulphurdale 19 Southern Curlew Valley 21 East Shore Area 23 Escalante Desert 27 Escalante Valley (Roosevelt, Thermo ) 29 Fish Springs 34 Grouse Creek Valley 35 Heber Valley (Midway ) 36 Jordan Valley 37 -Pavant Valley - Black Rock Desert 44 Sevier Desert 47 Sevier Valley 49 Uinta Basin 53 Utah and Goshen Valley 58 Central Virgin River Basin 65 Areas That Have Warm and Slightly Warm Water 68 Beaver Valley 68 Blue Creek Valley 68 Cache Valley 69 Canyon Lands 70 Cedar City Valley - Parowan 74 Cedar Valley 74 Northern Juab Valley 74 Park Valley 75 Promontory Mount a ins 75 Rush Valley 76 Skull Valley 76 Snake Valley 77 Tooele Valley 78 Tule Valley 80 Wah Wah Valley 82 i Areas That Have Slightly Warm Water 83 Grand Staircase 83 Hansel Valley 84 Pilot Valley 84 Pine Valley 85 Sink Valley 85 Yuba Dam - Leamington Canyon 85 Other Occurrences of Hot and Warm Water: Cxstille Hot Spring, Como Springs, Diamond Fork Spring, Patio Spring, and a well in Great Salt Lake Desert 86 RECORD OF THEFUAL SPRINGS AND WELLS 88 Explanation for Tables in This Report 88 Areas That Have Hot, Warm, and Slightly Warm Water 92 Tables 1-A to 23-B Areas That Have Warm and Slightly Warm Water 14 5 Tables 24 to 39 Areas That Have Slightly Warm Water 168 Tables 40 to 45 Other Occurrences of Hot and Warm Water 171 Table 46 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 172 ii ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1 - Map of Utah summarizing occurrence of thermal water. 2 Figure 2 - Ideal sections of progressive dislocation of valley block. 9 Figure 3 - Map of East Shore Area showing thermal wells and springs. 24 Figure 4 - Map of Newcastle area showing geothermal test holes. 27 Figure 5 - Map of Thermo area showing geothermal test holes. 31 Figure 6 - Map of Jordan Valley showing thermal wells and springs. 38 Figure 7 - Map showing selected faults and temperatures of ground water in the Jordan Valley, Utah 42 Figure 8 - Map showing areal distribution of water temperature in the principal aquifer in Jordan Valley. 43 Figure 9 - Map of Ashley Valley Oil Field showing oil well locations and water temperature measurement sites. 54 Figure 10 - Map of Utah Valley, Utah, showing wells and springs that yield hot, warm, and slightly warm water. 59 Figure 11 - Well-numbering system used in Utah. 89 TABLES Table 1-A Lower Bear River Area. Springs and Wells with Water Temperatures of 20' to 105OC. 92 Table 1-B Lower Bear River Area. Springs and Wells with Water Temperatures of 15.5O to 19.5OC. 93 Table 2 Bonneville Salt Flats. Wells and one spring with Water Temperatures of 20° to 88OC. 95 Table 3 Cove Fort-Sulphurdale. Measured temperatures and computed geothermal gradients in 13 drill holes. 20 Table 4-A Southern Curlew Valley. Springs and wells with water temperatures of 20' to 43%. 96 Table 4-l3 Southern Curlew Valley. Sprin s and wells with water temperatures of 15.5' to 19.5 6C. 96 Table 5-A East Shore Area. S rin s and wells with water temperatures of 20' tog60Oc. 97 Table 5-B East Shore Area. Springs and wells with water temperatures of 15.5' to 19.5OC. 99 iii Table 6 Escalante Desert (Beryl, Lund, Newcastke ). Sehected. wells with water temperatures of 15.5 to 149 C. 102 Table 7-A Escalante Valley. springsoand wells with water temperatures of 20 to 99 C. 103 Table 7-B Escalante Valley. Spgings andoWells with Water Temperatures of 15.5 to 19.5 C. 104 Table 8 Fish Springs Group. ghree Sgrings with water temperatures of 17.5 to 38 C. 106 Table 9 Grouse Creek Valley6 Sprhgs and wells with water temperatures of 16 to 42 C. 106 Table 10 Heber Valley. Springs and wells with water temperatures of 16' to 45OC. 106 Table 11-A Jordan Valley. Springs and wells with water temperatures of 20 to 58.5OC. 106 Table 11-B Jordan Valley. Sprin temperatures of 15.5 110 Table 12-A Pavant Valley - Black Rock Desert. Springs and Wells with Water Temperatures of 20' to 67OC. 115 Table 12-B Pavant Valley. Black Rock Desert. Springs and Wells with Water Temperatures of 15.5' to 19.5OC. 116 Table 13-A Sevier Desert. Wellsothat Yield Water of 20' to 29OC and One Spring at 82 C. 120 Table 13-8 Sevier Desert. Wells with Water Temperatures of 15.5' to 19.5OC. 121 Table 14 Upper Sevier River Valley. Wells End Springs with Water Temperatures of 15.5' to 32 C. 124 Table 15-A Central Sevier River Valley. Wells and Springs with Water Temperatures of 20' to 76.5OC. 125 Table 15-B Central Sevier River Valley. Wells and S rin s with Water Temperatures of 15.5' to 19.5gg C. 126 Table 16-A San Pitch Valley. One Wehl and Two Springs with Water Temperatures of 20 to 55OC. 128 Table 16-B San Pitch Valley. Well$ and Springs with Water TemFeratures of 15.5 to 19.5OC. 128 iv Table 17 Uinta Basin-Ashley Valley. Temperature of Water from Oil Wells, an Irrigation Ditch, and Ashley Creek. 129 Table 18 EXPLANATION for Figure 7 and records of water temperature and conductance in the Ashley Valley oil field. Table 19-A Uinta Basin. Wellsoand Spriggs with Water Temperatures of 20 to 57.5 C. Table 19-B Uinta Basin. Wells and Springs with Water Temperatures of 15.5' to 19.5OC. Table 19-C Uinta Basin.o Gas and Water Wells with Tempera- tures of 17 to 34'C. Table 20-A Northern Utah Valley. Wehls and Springs with Water Temperatures of 20 to 46OC. Table 20-B Northern Utah Valley.o Wells with Water Temperatures of 15.5 to 19.5 C.