| Title | Geological Setting of the Kosice Basin in Relafion to Geothermal Energy Resources |
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| Authors | Miroslav Pereszlenyi, Anna Pereszlenyiova & Peter Masaryk |
| Year | 1999 |
| Conference | European Geothermal Conference |
| Keywords | West Carpathians, Triassic dolomites, geothermal waters |
| Abstract | In the Slovak Republic there are at present delimited at ahout 30 prospective areas aimed at the utilisation of geothermal energy. Mesozoic rocks of the underlier of the Kosice Basin Tertiary sediments represents one of the most prospective areas for the geothermal energy. Knowledge on geological setting, temperature of field and geothermal waters are derived from six older exploration wells for oil and natural gas, three new geothermal wells, and approximately 100 km of seismic sections. It is possible to gain geothermal water with a reservoir temperature of 120" to 155' C from a depth interval between 2,200 to 3,200 m. From theoretical view point of complete utilization of this geothermal resource for practical aims of household heating and electrical energy production, it is possible to gain up to 700 Mw of heat energy. |