Discovery and geology of the Desert Peak geothermal field: a case history, by Walter R. Benoit, John E. Hiner, and Robert T. Forest, 1982.
A case history of the exploration, development (through 1980), and geology of the field in Churchill County; contains sections on geochemistry, geophysics, and temperature-gradient drilling; references.
Bulletin 97, 82 pages, 11x8.5", 31 b/w drawings, 13 b/w photos, 8 tables, 1 appendix, 14 plates: plate 1, 1:62,500, shallow temperature-gradient map, 23x22", b/w; plate 2, 1:62,500, isothermal map, 100-foot depth, 23x22", b/w; plate 3, 1:62,500, isothermal map, 300-foot depth, 23x22', b/w; plate 4, 1:62,500, resistivity anomaly map, 23x22", b/w; plate 5, 1:62,500, conductance map, 23x22", b/w; plate 6, temperature profiles, 23x19", b/w; plate 7, 1:62,500, magnetotelluric slice map, 1000' depth, 23x22", b/w; plate 8, 1:62,500, magnetotelluric slice map, 4000'; depth, 23x22", b/w; plate 9, 1:62,500, magnetotelluric slice map, 8000'; depth, 23x22", b/w; plate 10, 1:62,500, near-surface aquifer map, 23x22", b/w; plate 11, 1:62,500, aquifer elevations, 23x22", b/w; plate 12, 1:62,500, depth to 400 degrees, 23x22", b/w; plate 13, 1:24,000, geologic map, 25x35", 2 color; plate 14, 1:24,000, Bouguer gravity map, 19x22", 2 color, $15.00