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Seismic Studies in Support of Earth Source Heating at Cornell University: Stratigraphy in the Vicinity of ESH Candidate Drill Sites from Multichannel Seismic Reflection Profiling in 2018

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dc.contributor.authorMay, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Larry
dc.contributor.authorGustafson, Olaf
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Tasnuva
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-19T16:53:49Z
dc.date.available2019-12-19T16:53:49Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.descriptionSome of the data images in this report are derived from proprietary seismic data owned or controlled by Seismic Exchange, Inc. (SEI) and are included in ecommons with permission of SEI. The agreement states that once the data images have been published on ecommons, "the right to display the Data Images in that specific publicatoin continues in perpetuity, but any new publications require written consent from SEI." Contact Matt Pritchard (pritchard@cornell.edu) for further information.en_US
dc.description.abstractMultichannel seismic reflection surveys using vibroseis sources and nodal seismic recorders were carried out on and near Cornell University’s Ithaca campus in support of the ongoing Earth Source Heat Project (ESH). These data were collected over a two-week period in September of 2018 with the help of student volunteers and subsequently processed to produce seismic reflection images of the subsurface near proposed geothermal drill sites. Although systematic noise from surface waves was found to be pervasive in the nodal recordings, basic stratigraphy in the immediate vicinity of the proposed well sites were delineated and identified with geological formations based on correlations with regional seismic surveys previously collected for gas exploration and available well data. Local structural disruptions in the dominant layer-cake stratigraphy at the target depths for geothermal drilling were found to be few and relatively minor in terms of offset geological units. These seismic images did not reveal any features that would preclude exploratory drilling for geothermal characterization at the drill sites under consideration.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCornell University and Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/69547
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectTomkins County, NYen_US
dc.subjectEarth Source Heaten_US
dc.subjectSeismic reflectionen_US
dc.subjectGeophysicsen_US
dc.titleSeismic Studies in Support of Earth Source Heating at Cornell University: Stratigraphy in the Vicinity of ESH Candidate Drill Sites from Multichannel Seismic Reflection Profiling in 2018en_US
dc.typetechnical reporten_US
schema.accessibilityHazardnoneen_US

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