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1 Geophysical Exploration for Geothermal Pre-Feasibility Studies in Nevis Gravity and Self Potential Geophysics By Frank Dale Morgan Geo-Caribes Technical Team & Massachusetts Institute of Technology March 2006

2 Gravity and Self Potential Results In the OAS Report

3 Deep Harbor Ocean Road Government Road Craddocks Farms Bath Stony Grove Brown Hill Church Ground Figure 1: Map of Study Area with Data Stations.

4 Figure 2: SP Map (mV) from “Network Method”.

5 Figure 3: Normalized 2D SP Current Source Locations.

6 Figure 4: Normalized SP Current Sources. Faults and Cones from Huttrer (1998) and Temperatures from GeothermEx (2004). 56 53 49 54 47 40 36 38 41 Faults Cones Soufrieres 50 Temp (C) 46 100

7 Figure 5: SP Inversion Current Sources in 3D Using Homogeneous Resistivity Assumption (10x vertical exaggeration)

8 Figure 6: Vertical W-E Section of 3D Current Sources. Bath Springs at ~1500m. Bath

9 Figure 7: Vertical S-N Section of 3D Current Sources. Farms Soufriere ~2500m. Farm Estate ~Deep Harbor

10 Figure 8: Bouguer Anomaly Map (mGal). (2.6 g/cc background) mgal

11 Figure 9: Polynomial Residual Gravity Map (mGal).

12 Figure 10: Bouguer Gravity Map with Faults and Cones from Huttrer (1998). Fault Cone

13 Figure 11: Polynomial Gravity Map with Faults and Cones from Huttrer (1998). Fault Cone

14 Figure 12: Possible Extent of Gravity Body From Bouguer Map. Gravity Body

15 Figure 13: Possible Extent of Gravity Body From Polynomial Gravity Map. Gravity Body

16 Low V. High Low High Figure 14: Tertiary Map of Bouguer Gravity.

17 Low V. High High Figure 15: Tertiary Map of Polynomial Gravity.

18 Figure 16: Bouguer 3D Surface. N N N N

19 Figure 17: Data Line for Gravity Modeling From Bouguer Map. SW NE

20 Figure 18: Data and Model Fits. (1) Shallow Limit and (2) Deep Limit. 3.0 g/cc 2.2 g/cc 3.0 g/cc 2.2 g/cc (2)(1) Depth = 200 m Width = 3000 m Thickness = 300 m Depth = 1250 m Width = 600 m Thickness = 2300 m

21    1 Km 0.4 Km 2.25 Km 3 Km 0.2 Km  –  o = 0.6 g/cc Data Model Figure 19: Data and Model Fit for Realistic Gravity Body.

22 Figure : Possible Extent of Bouguer Gravity Body with SP Current Sources. 100 56 54 47 40 49 53 41 46 36 38 Low Gravity High Gravity

23 Figure : Possible Extent of Polynomial Bouguer Body with SP Current Sources 100 56 54 47 40 49 53 41 46 36 38 High Gravity Low Gravity Medium Gravity

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25 Self Potentials: Further Analysis

26 Farm Estate Bath Springs 3D SP Source Inversion Using Homogeneous Resistivity Assumption (5x vertical exaggeration)

27 Farm Estate Bath Springs 3D SP Source Inversion Using 2D Resistances Over a Homogeneous Halfspace (5x vertical exaggeration)

28 Interpolated SP Data (mV) Interpolated Resistance Data (log 10 Ohms)

29 “3D” SP Source Inversion Using Interpolated SP Data and Interpolated Resistances in a Single Layer Model

30 Gravity: Further Analysis

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