| Title | Development of a Geothermal Information System for Germany |
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| Authors | Thorsten Agemar, Jessica-Aileen Alten, Klaus Kühne, Andreas-Alexander Maul, Sandra Pester, Wolfgang Wirth & Rüdiger Schulz |
| Year | 2007 |
| Conference | European Geothermal Conference |
| Keywords | Deep geothermy, exploration risk, underground temperature, aquifer, North German Basin, Upper Rhine Graben, South German Molasse Basin, information system |
| Abstract | The Leibniz Institute for Applied Geosciences is setting up an internet-based information system on geothermal resources in close collaboration with partners. For a start, the geothermal information system will contain data about hydrogeothermal resources only. The project aims at an improvement of quality in the planning of geothermal plants and at a minimization of exploration risks. The key parameters for this purpose are production rate (Q) and temperature (T). The basis for the estimation of subsurface hydraulic properties comes from the information system on hydrocarbons. This information system provides permeability and porosity values derived from core analysis data. The IT targets will be realised by a relational database providing all data relevant to the project. A 3D model of the underground provides the basis for visualisation and calculation of geothermal resources. As a prototype, an internet research tool of geothermal installations in Germany is available on the internet. |