Utah FORGE and Enel Green Power sponsor a geothermal song parody contest for junior high and high school students.
Interlayered Clay
A mixture of different clays such as illite, chlorite, and montmorillonite that are structurally interlayered and form via rock alteration at moderate temperatures in shallow zones that overlie producing geothermal reservoirs.
Geothermal Glossary
Word of the Week – Diorite
Diorite Dark colored, coarse grained, intrusive rock that contains less silica than granite and that is mostly made of plagioclase, biotite, hornblende, pyroxene, and minor to nil quartz.
Word of the Week – Direct Use
Direct use The utilization of geothermal heat as an energy resource, e.g., to heat (or cool) a building such as a greenhouse, for drying, for manufacturing.
Word of the Week – Directional Drilling
Directional Drilling The practice of steering the trajectory of a well during drilling from vertical to a deviated angle, including horizontal drilling used for oil and gas production from poorly permeable rocks. Directional drilling may also be used to maneuver...