Among other objectives, the FP7-IMAGE project aims to understand “the processes and properties that control the spatial distribution of critical exploration parameters”. Such an understanding would help reducing the uncertainty on the localization of the geothermal resource, and hence, mitigating the pre-drill risk. In the framework of the improvement of exploration methods, the numerical modeling of physical processes provides useful tools in order to more accurately locate the geothermal resources. Indeed, the understanding of physical processes in a specific geodynamic system, such as fluid flow, heat transport and tectonic stresses distribution, as well as their interactions, is fundamental in order to predict the location of favourable conditions and, moreover, to explain why they are favourable. To do that, the numerical models deal with description of the geodynamic context at different scales, from the regional scale to the more local scale. The information leading to delineation of preferential ... : FP7 ...