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Show . v & v kx - ; . i - . 1 . . f Jf'-" 7-. jf I ' I A ' X:- ALL READYI Dr. Stanley H prepare to begin testing for week. . Ward and Bill Brumbaugh geofher raal hot spots last GEOTHERMAL TESTING: M or Cold, U of U Equip, finds Wafer "It can't tell hot water from cold water," were the words used to tell the News last Friday whether the huge antenna and amplifier and receiver system would tell University of Utah crews where and how deep the geothermal waters are under the Milford Valley. Dr. Stanley H. Ward, formerly of Vancouver, B.C. and presently a professor at the University of Utah and inventor of the device to detect ground water and sulfide sul-fide ores, was quoting Luis Rijo, a graduate student in Geophysics from the Brazilian Amazon who Is in charge of the local operation of the equipment. Other members of the team are Bill Brumbaugh, physics student from Salt Lake City and Leslie White, Milford. Dr. Ward said a couple of more local boys would be hired to set up and move the apparatus. The electro matlc sounder was designed byDr. Ward last year, and built at a cost of $130,000. He said, it would cost much less now that one had been built. Dr. Ward explained that another crew would be working work-ing on the resistivity exploration ex-ploration method and a third crew would use portable instruments in-struments to study the earth gravity and magnetic field. Also, another University geologist will measure the heat flow In known wells Bom eti me this month. They will also measure the minor earthquakes (not normally felt) associated with geothermal geo-thermal activity. And in September, geologists will tramp the Roosevelt Springs area studying aging volcanic rock exposures. The whole process, made possible by a $196,400 grant from the National Science Foundation Is designed to locate geothermal reserves, determine their size, heat range, depth andother infor- t X J I - ' i ' - ; i . 4 1 n --'rr"s 5 ' - , i , i n 4 - -: Ml I- - i : sJ-Sl-i.- L?& St'mZ: ,eW. . WL. ..4 :- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH EXPERIMENTS: Using a technique tech-nique and equipment developed for locating ground water and sulfide ores, on a grant fro m the National Science Foundation, Dr. Stanley H. Ward, left, designer of the equipment, looks over the shoulder of Bill Bru mbaugh as he sends radio signals Into the earth to find potential geothermal deposits. Scanners and receivers operated by Brazilian UofU graduate student, Luis Rijo, and Leslie White In center In distance read signals as they bounce back. The process will hopefully tell where and how deep to dig for geothermal wells, In the Roosevelt Springs. KGRA, which Is up for bid on July 30. (See story) " ' .v ii i BUI Brumbaugh, left, and Luis Rijo ready the Instruments at the 30 foot antenna, preparatory to exploration. Dr. Stanley Ward looks on. HERE'S MORE ABOUT GEOTHERMAL mation which will be Invaluable In development of geothermal power. The antenna sends low frequency radio signals into the ground. These in turn bounce back off of highly conductive water and rocks. As Luis says, "It cant tell the difference between hot and cold water.' As a part of the project, the Dept. of Geology and ' Geophysics will maintain an "open file office" In the Mineral Science Building so that Industry and other interested in-terested parties can keep abreast of research findings. The first report will be available before the July 30 bid opening on the Roosevelt Springs KGR. Prospectus for the Milford area right now for geothermal geotherm-al development is tops in the state; possibly In the U. S. Exploration by major companies could begin as early as October, with the first drilling rigs probably after the first of the year. Theoretically, the whole valley could be dotted with wells, from Millard County south to Enterprise. Wells could be spaced as close as one for each 20 acres, with a power plant for each 10-20 10-20 wells. Steam Is not likely to be transported much over a mile. Dr. Stanley Ward said he felt that most wells In the valley would be under 2000 ft. deep, with some just a few hundred feet deep. The potential for Milford is possibly a couple hundred jobs directly related to the geothermal power, plus whatever industry might be attracted by cheap power and by-products. Luis Rijo and Leslie White shoulder the scanners ana receivers ana move on to the first reading point. j f . t . - . . f ' . ... ' .. ' . . .t , . f -w- y'i- . . f. . -, r f v .. -.. - ' : ', . . ' ' y " . y .- c. . -o-- t'i Rijo, right, uses a -wallde-faiUde to co mm tmlcate with Brumbaui at ftia wauling antenna. |