Heat-flow data suggest large ground-water fluxes through Fruitland coals of the northern San Juan basin, Colorado-New Mexico

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Research Article| May 01, 1992 Heat-flow data suggest large ground-water fluxes through Fruitland coals of the northern San Juan basin, Colorado-New Mexico John McCord; John McCord 1Geoscience Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Marshall Reiter; Marshall Reiter 2New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources and Department of Geoscience, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Fred Phillips Fred Phillips 1Geoscience Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1992) 20 (5): 419–422. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0419:HFDSLG>2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation John McCord, Marshall Reiter, Fred Phillips; Heat-flow data suggest large ground-water fluxes through Fruitland coals of the northern San Juan basin, Colorado-New Mexico. Geology 1992;; 20 (5): 419–422. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0419:HFDSLG>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Temperature logs and heat-flow data from wells in the northern San Juan basin, Colorado-New Mexico, suggest that coals of the Fruitland Formation are an aquifer with appreciable horizontal ground-water movement. Calculated hydraulic conductivities, based on ground water flow rates estimated from heat-flow data, are several orders of magnitude greater than hydraulic conductivities measured in laboratory or pumping tests. Fractures and other preferential pathways probably create high regional hydraulic conductivity that allows significant heat advection. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.