Characterization of Deep Geothermal Energy Resources in Low enthalpy sedimentary basins in Belgium using Electro-Magnetic Methods – CSEM and MT results

International audience ; Sedimentary basins in Northwest Europe have significant potential for low to medium enthalpy, deep geothermal energy resources. These resources are generally assessed using standard seismic exploration techniques to resolve geological structures. The ElectroMagnetic campaign carried-out in Mol area (Belgium) has shown that despite the presence of high level of industrialization, the resistivity of deep formations (>3km) can be recovered from MT and CSEM methods and hence provide very valuable information for the assessment of geothermal resources. 1. INTRODUCTION Se... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Coppo, Nicolas
Darnet, Mathieu
Harcouet-Menou, Virginie
Wawrzyniak, Pierre
Manzella, Adele
Bretaudeau, François
Romano, G.
Lagrou, D.
Girard, Jean-Francois
Dokumenttyp: conferenceObject
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Verlag/Hrsg.: HAL CCSD
Schlagwörter: Geothermal exploration / Electro-Magnetic Methods / Magneto-Telluric / Controlled-Source Electro-Magnetic / MT / CSEM / Low enthalpy Geothermal Reservoir / [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph]
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27393379
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Link(s) : https://hal.science/hal-01333424

International audience ; Sedimentary basins in Northwest Europe have significant potential for low to medium enthalpy, deep geothermal energy resources. These resources are generally assessed using standard seismic exploration techniques to resolve geological structures. The ElectroMagnetic campaign carried-out in Mol area (Belgium) has shown that despite the presence of high level of industrialization, the resistivity of deep formations (>3km) can be recovered from MT and CSEM methods and hence provide very valuable information for the assessment of geothermal resources. 1. INTRODUCTION Sedimentary basins in Northwest Europe have significant potential for low to medium enthalpy, deep geothermal energy resources. These resources are generally assessed using standard seismic exploration techniques to resolve geological structures. However, the electrical resistivity parameter, which can be directly impacted by the presence of a geothermal reservoir is rarely investigated in such context. Therefore, the development of alternative and complementary exploration techniques such as Electromagnetic (EM) techniques may have an important role in reducing the cost and uncertainty associated with geothermal resource assessment.