Thermonics is based upon the redistribution of rising geothermal heat by moving ground-water.  As heat from the hot interior of the earth rises through the water-bearing zone of the earth's crust, moving ground water partly absorbs and redistributes the heat.  The effects of this redistribution can be measured at the land surface with very sensitive temperature measurement equipment.  We at AGW build and calibrate our own field equipment that can measure temperature to 0.005 degree Centigrade. Without this accuracy, thermal noise near the surface can make analysis impossible.

Drilling Rig Setup.

At the time of our work in the Tucson Basin, there were more than 1,000 water wells in the Tucson Basin.  They included residential, agricultural, municipal, and industrial wells.  The very best well in the Tucson Basin, at the time, produced about 600 gallons per minute (39 l/s). 

Our client, Horizon Corporation, owned a large ranch property 20 miles east of Tucson and had been hauling water.  Their past ground-water exploration efforts had met with failure. 

Drilling a Test Well.

Subsequently, we applied Thermonic methods to locating a reliable well site for the small community of  Congress Junction, Arizona.  At the time, Congress Junction had three wells which produced 25 gallons per minute for four hours. After four hours, all wells began to suck air.  The new well, located using Thermonics, produced 75 gallons per minute (5 l/s) and never went dry. 

Thermonic Observation
Tube in a Test Well.