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Blowout of a geothermal well. The Geysers Geothermal Field, Sonoma County, California

C.F. Bacon

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The effects of the blowout of Union Oil Company geothermal well ''G.D.C.'' 65-28 are described, photographed, and diagrammed. A geologic map of the vicinity is included. Attempts to control the well were described. This well, like over 50 percent of the wells drilled at The Geysers, was sited on a Quaternary landslide. An attempt was made to determine whether or not the well blew out as a result of renewed movements on the old slide. (MHR)

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The effects of the blowout of Union Oil Company geothermal well ''G.D.C.'' 65-28 are described, photographed, and diagrammed. A geologic map of the vicinity is included. Attempts to control the well were described. This well, like over 50 percent of the wells drilled at The Geysers, was sited on a Quaternary landslide. An attempt was made to determine whether or not the well blew out as a result of renewed movements on the old slide. (MHR)

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The effects of the blowout of Union Oil Company geothermal well ''G.D.C.'' 65-28 are described, photographed, and diagrammed. A geologic map of the vicinity is included. Attempts to control the well were described. This well, like over 50 percent of the wells drilled at The Geysers, was sited on a Quaternary landslide. An attempt was made to determine whether or not the well blew out as a result of renewed movements on the old slide. (MHR)

Key concepts: Geothermal gradient, Geology, Geothermal energy, Seismology, Mining engineering, Archaeology, Paleontology, Geography

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