Assessment of the thermo-hydraulic properties of rock samples near Takhini Hot Springs and in the Tintina fault zone, Yukon
As part of an emerging program to understand ground temperature and geothermal heat potential in Yukon, the Yukon Geological Survey drilled two temperature gradient wells in south-central Yukon: one near the Takhini Hot Springs in 2017, and a second in the Tintina Trench in 2018. This study presents the thermo-hydraulic properties of drill core from these wells and from selected outcrops, to evaluate heat transfer mechanisms in the subsurface and provide a heat flow model to characterize the geothermal potential of these regions. Thermo-hydraulic properties of the rocks in the Takhini well have a moderate thermal conductivity and a low matrix hydraulic conductivity for consolidated rocks, corresponding to a linear geothermal gradient in the upper part of the well. The rocks in the Tintina well have low thermal conductivity and hydraulic conductivity. The linear geothermal gradient indicates conductive heat transfer even though the rocks are permeable. The proximity of the well to a mountain range suggests a shallow groundwater path in the Tintina well area, with no evidence of surface hot springs. The location of steep faults appears to be a key pathway for deep groundwater to seep to surface and can explain the geothermal context near the Takhini well. Such a framework is a typical geothermal play type in orogenic belts. Although the Tintina well is found in a similar setting, this study does not identify potential for deep forced convective groundwater flow movements because hydraulic head difference along the faults may not be enough for the deep groundwater to rise since the faults are expected to be subvertical. This research, therefore, helps to characterize the subsurface and provides critical information needed for a successful exploration of geothermal energy resources.
Datasets available for download
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last Updated | October 20, 2025, 02:19 (UTC) |
| Created | October 20, 2025, 02:19 (UTC) |
|
Domain / Topic
Domain or topic of the dataset being cataloged.
|
|
|
Title
Title for the Dataset.
|
Assessment of the thermo-hydraulic properties of rock samples near Takhini Hot Springs and in the Tintina fault zone, Yukon |
|
Description
A description of the dataset.
|
As part of an emerging program to understand ground temperature and geothermal heat potential in Yukon, the Yukon Geological Survey drilled two temperature gradient wells in south-central Yukon: one near the Takhini Hot Springs in 2017, and a second in the Tintina Trench in 2018. This study presents the thermo-hydraulic properties of drill core from these wells and from selected outcrops, to evaluate heat transfer mechanisms in the subsurface and provide a heat flow model to characterize the geothermal potential of these regions. Thermo-hydraulic properties of the rocks in the Takhini well have a moderate thermal conductivity and a low matrix hydraulic conductivity for consolidated rocks, corresponding to a linear geothermal gradient in the upper part of the well. The rocks in the Tintina well have low thermal conductivity and hydraulic conductivity. The linear geothermal gradient indicates conductive heat transfer even though the rocks are permeable. The proximity of the well to a mountain range suggests a shallow groundwater path in the Tintina well area, with no evidence of surface hot springs. The location of steep faults appears to be a key pathway for deep groundwater to seep to surface and can explain the geothermal context near the Takhini well. Such a framework is a typical geothermal play type in orogenic belts. Although the Tintina well is found in a similar setting, this study does not identify potential for deep forced convective groundwater flow movements because hydraulic head difference along the faults may not be enough for the deep groundwater to rise since the faults are expected to be subvertical. This research, therefore, helps to characterize the subsurface and provides critical information needed for a successful exploration of geothermal energy resources. |
|
Tags / Keywords
Keywords/tags categorizing the dataset.
|
|
|
Format (CSV, XLS, TXT, PDF, etc)
File format of the dataset.
|
|
|
Dataset Size
Dataset size in megabytes.
|
|
|
Metadata Identifier
Metadata identifier – can be used as the unique identifier for catalogue entry
|
|
|
Published Date
Published date of the dataset.
|
2020-07-20 |
|
Time Period Data Span (start date)
Start date of the data in the dataset.
|
|
|
Time Period Data Span (end date)
End date of time data in the dataset.
|
|
|
GeoSpatial Area Data Span
A spatial region or named place the dataset covers.
|
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
|
Access category
Type of access granted for the dataset (open, closed, service, etc).
|
|
|
License
License used to access the dataset.
|
Open Government Licence - Yukon |
|
Limits on use
Limits on use of data.
|
|
|
Location
Location of the dataset.
|
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/fe288d2f-6bcb-4e3c-b1c4-e96776661f05 |
|
Data Service
Data service for accessing a dataset.
|
|
|
Owner
Owner of the dataset.
|
Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon |
|
Contact Point
Who to contact regarding access?
|
Yukon Geological Survey |
|
Contact Point Email
The email to contact regarding access?
|
|
|
Publisher
Publisher of the dataset.
|
|
|
Publisher Email
Email of the publisher.
|
[email protected] |
|
Author
Author of the dataset.
|
|
|
Author Email
Email of the author.
|
|
|
Accessed At
Date the data and metadata was accessed.
|
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
|
Identifier
Unique identifier for the dataset.
|
|
|
Language
Language(s) of the dataset
|
|
|
Link to dataset description
A URL to an external document describing the dataset.
|
|
|
Persistent Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent identifier.
|
|
|
Globally Unique Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent and globally unique identifier.
|
|
|
Contains data about individuals
Does the data hold data about individuals?
|
|
|
Contains data about identifiable individuals
Does the data hold identifiable data about individual?
|
|
|
Contains Indigenous Data
Does the data hold data about Indigenous communities?
|
|
|
Portal Type
Platform type of the source portal.
|
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
|
Version
Version of the datatset
|
None |
|
Source
Source of the dataset.
|
None |
|
Version notes
Version notes about the dataset.
|
|
|
Is version of another dataset
Link to dataset that it is a version of.
|
|
|
Other versions
Link to datasets that are versions of it.
|
|
|
Provenance Text
Provenance Text of the data.
|
|
|
Provenance URL
Provenance URL of the data.
|
|
|
Temporal resolution
Describes how granular the date/time data in the dataset is.
|
|
|
GeoSpatial resolution in meters
Describes how granular (in meters) geospatial data is in the dataset.
|
|
|
GeoSpatial resolution (in regions)
Describes how granular (in regions) geospatial data is in the dataset.
|
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
|
Indigenous Community Permission
Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
|
|
|
Community Permission
Community permission (who gave permission).
|
|
|
The Indigenous communities the dataset is about
Indigenous communities from which data is derived.
|
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
|
Number of data rows
If tabular dataset, total number of rows.
|
|
|
Number of data columns
If tabular dataset, total number of unique columns.
|
|
|
Number of data cells
If tabular dataset, total number of cells with data.
|
|
|
Number of data relations
If RDF dataset, total number of triples.
|
|
|
Number of entities
If RDF dataset, total number of entities.
|
|
|
Number of data properties
If RDF dataset, total number of unique properties used by the triples.
|
|
|
Data quality
Describes the quality of the data in the dataset.
|
|
|
Metric for data quality
A metric used to measure the quality of the data, such as missing values or invalid formats.
|
0 Comments