Jacob DeAngelo Jonathan M.G. Glen Dennis L. Nielson Sabodh Garg Patrick Dobson Erika Gasperikova Eric Sonnenthal Lee M. Liberty Dennis L. Newell Drew Lorenz Siler James P. Evans John W. Shervais 2024 <p id="spara011">The Snake River Plain (SRP) volcanic province overlies the track of the Yellowstone hotspot, a thermal anomaly that extends deep into the mantle. Most of the area is underlain by a basaltic volcanic province that overlies a mid-crustal intrusive complex, which in turn provides the long-term heat flux needed to sustain geothermal systems. Previous studies have identified several known geothermal resource areas within the SRP. For the geothermal study presented herein, our goals were to: (1) adapt the methodology of Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) for geothermal exploration to create a formal basis for its application to geothermal systems, (2) assemble relevant data for the SRP from publicly available and private sources, and (3) build a geothermal PFA model for the SRP and identify the most promising plays, using GIS-based software tools that are standard in the petroleum industry.</p> application/pdf 10.1016/j.geothermics.2023.102865 en Elsevier Geothermal play fairway analysis, part 1: Example from the Snake River Plain, Idaho article