| Title | Utilisation of geothermal waters and geothemal energy in Vojvodina |
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| Authors | Vidovic Slobodan, Varga Peter and Ðuric Sava |
| Year | 2003 |
| Conference | European Geothermal Conference |
| Keywords | thermomineral waters, geothermal regionalization, hydrothermal system |
| Abstract | Recent exploration of thermomineral waters and hydrothermal power in Vojvodina have been conducted continuously since 1969 until the present day. At its early stage, these explorations have advanced rather fast and efficiently, owing to rich expert documentation inherited from the process of oil and gas exploration activities, as well as to substantial financial and expert resources of NIS-Naftagas. In such background, the planned and systematic approach to the regional, and later also the detailed exploration was possible. In a relative short period of time the conditions of occurrence were known, as well as the geotemperature regime and physical and chemical properties of the waters, which all allowed the second phase of application of the thermomineral waters and hydrogeothermal power. The use of thermomineral healing waters in medical therapy and disease prevention has always had a significant place in development of the civilization, and has not been any less important in the modern society as well. The use of thermomineral waters for energy and power purposes is of a more recent date, and a wider use started with the occurrence of the first energy crisis during the 70s. During the last thirty years 73 hydrothermal wells have been drilled in Vojvodina, which total depth is 62.847 m. The majority of the wells have been drilled in Backa (42), Banat (18), |