GLOSSARY

20ohm-m: A measure of electrical conduction resistance.

Albermarle: Chemical manufacturing company in North Carolina.

Aquifer: Underground layer of water.

Baker Bridge Plug: Bridge plugs for (depth) zone isolation in wells.

Basement Rock: The granite floor below the brine and rock.

Binary Geothermal: Plants that do not let steam phase to separate.

Calcination:  To reduce, oxidize, or desiccate by roasting or strong heat.

Calved: Blocks of rocks that are broken off.

Cap Rock: Material overlaying the brine pay zone.

CAPEX: Capital expenditure or capital expense.

Casing perforations: Slots cut in casing allowing brine flow.

Cement Plug: Plugging wells with cement.

Coso Geothermal Field (CGF): Located in Inyo County, California.

Data Migrated: Converting raw data into a readable graph.

EBGF: East Brawley Geothermal Field.

Elute:  Remove (such as lithium) by washing.

Fault Graben: A crack created when the earth's crust is pulled apart.

Flash Geothermal: Dteam drives turbine, which drives a generator.

Geophone’s: Device that converts ground movement into voltage.

Halliburton EZSV bridge: To isolate and block portions of a well.

Intercalate: Insert (such as lithium) between layers in a crystal lattice.

kV: One thousand volts.

LCE: Lithium Carbonate.

Lepidolite: The most abundant lithium-bearing mineral.

Li: Lithium.

Li2SO4: Lithium Sulfate.

Liming: Treat with lime to reduce acidity.

Lithium recharge: Amount of Lithium increases

Magnetotelluric: Method for measuring subsurface electrical conductivity.

NBGF:  North Brawley Geothermal Field.

Nitrogen Lift: Gas injection can increase pressure and boost output.

OPEX: Operational expenditure.

Orders of magnitude: Each order of magnitude is ten times larger.

PPM: Parts Per Million.

Resistivity:  Electrical conduction in sediments containing brine.

Rift Valley: A lowland where Earth’s tectonic plates move.

Rig: Complete setup to drill wells.

Riparian water: Landowner’s water rights on streams and lakes.

Roasting:  Processing the product with heat.

Salar de Atacampa: Largest salt flat in Chile.

Scale Equipment: Salt crystal build up on equipment.

Seismic reflection profile: Exploration that provides sub-surface maps.

Spodumene: Spodumene is a mineral source of lithium.

SQM:  A metals exploration and recovery company in Chile.

SSGF:  Salton Sea Geothermal Field.

Strength of Gravity: Test for rock density below land.

Synergies: Interaction or cooperation of two or more things. 

TDS: Total Dissolved Solids like salts.

TG Hole: Temperature Gradient Hole or well.

TG: Thermal Gradient.

Thesis: A theory or a premise to be maintained or proved.

Travertine: Form of limestone deposited around hot springs.

Vibroseis: Truck-mounted vibrator to make seismic waves.

Wire Line Logs: Instruments recording well properties with sensors.