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Utah Geological Association
Abstract
Hot Water from the Ashley Valley Oil Field
Abstract
The Ashley Valley oil field produces hot (45°-55°C) relatively fresh (530 to about 1800 ppm dissolved solids) water at a current rate of about 200 barrels of water for every barrel of oil. During the discovery year of 1948 the field produced 17,218 barrels of oil and no water, but it began to produce water in 1949, and when it reached peak oil production of 1.4 million barrels in 1960 it also produced 18.7 million barrels of water. Peak water production was 37.7 million barrels in 1966; by 1981 it was down to 26.1 million barrels (3,360 acre-feet). Because the Valley oil-field water is relatively fresh, it can be mixed with water from Ashley Creek and thus is used for irrigation. To date no attempt has been made to use the heat from this water, but a supply of more than 3,000 acre-feet a year of water at 45° to 50+ °C should be able to support greenhouses for year-round production of vegetables and flowers.
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