37 The Heat Beneath our Feet: Geologic Controls on Geothermal Resources in the Rocky Mountain Region

Geologic controls in the Rocky Mountains and other analogous environments that influence geothermal systems—from fault and fracture dynamics to stratigraphic and lithologic influences, heat flow, and fluid flow pathways

Wednesday, 20 May 2026
10:20 AM - 12:20 PM
Alvarado A

Participants

• Chair Pooja Sheevam
• Chair Shari Kelley
• Chair Eugene Szymanski
• Chair Christian Hardwick

Presentations

• 10:20 AM
  The State of Geothermal Resource Exploration and Assessment in Utah, USA
  Eugene Szymanski, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT and Christian Hardwick, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT
  410658 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:40 AM
  Public–Private Collaboration for Geothermal Development in the Tularosa Basin, NM
  Daniel Alonso Torres, Atlanta, Georgia and Kiley Baird, Atlanta, Georgia and Denise Knight, Atlanta, Georgia and Hazhir Rasouli, Atlanta, Georgia and Bridget Dawn, Atlanta, Georgia and Randal Wichuk, Atlanta, Georgia and Hamed Soroush, Atlanta, Georgia
  410727 (Technical Sessions)
• 11:00 AM
  Revisiting the Socorro Geothermal System
  Jean-Lucien Fonquergne, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM and Shari Kelley, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM
  410696 (Technical Sessions)