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7/6/200
KUTh Energy Ltd, has completed a two-year surface heat flow estimation program across two of its three Tasmanian tenements, SEL 26/2005/ and SEL 45/2007. Reliable estimates of surface heat flow, which provide an indication of the heat energy that is emitted from the Earth, are now available from 35 localities on a 20 kilometers by 20 kilometers (12.4 miles by 12.4 miles) grid across the tenement area.
Surface heat flow data "clearly indicate the existence of a significant thermal anomaly in central Eastern Tasmania," the company said in a statement. "The size, distribution and location of this anomaly are consistent with the current geological model of buried high-heat-producing granite batholiths at depth in the location."
In total, an area of about 4,170 square kilometers (1,610 sq miles) is estimated to have anomalously high heat flow. This area, which remains open to the west, is the prime target area for future geothermal development in Tasmania.
Integration of the newly completed surface heat flow field with available geological and geophysical data has enabled the development of 3D geothermal models. These models will form the basis for future stored heat geothermal resource estimations in this area.
The completion of this comprehensive two-year heat flow program is a major milestone in the development of KUTh Energy's Tasmanian geothermal project. KUTh Energy has pursued this detailed and systematic approach to geothermal tenement exploration to provide high quality inputs for geothermal resource estimation, and to enable more accurate location targeting for initial production drilling.
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