Aplicación de geotermómetros químicos a un sistema termal de baja temperatura

The Tiermas geothermal system is one of the areas with the greatest geothermal potential in Aragón, however, its hydrogeological and geochemical features are still poorly known. In this study, the main hydrochemical features of these waters are presented and the reservoir temperature is approached b...

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Autores: Blasco, Mónica, Auqué Sánz, Luis, Gimeno, María J., Acero, P., Asta, M. P.
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/13596
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/13596
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Geothermometry
Geothermal system
Chemical geothermometers
Thermal waters
Geotermometría
Sistema geotermal
Geotermómetros químicos
Aguas termales
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Resumo:The Tiermas geothermal system is one of the areas with the greatest geothermal potential in Aragón, however, its hydrogeological and geochemical features are still poorly known. In this study, the main hydrochemical features of these waters are presented and the reservoir temperature is approached by applying chemical geothermometers. These waters have a sulphate chloride sodium affinity, with nearly 40 ºC of spring temperature and an approximate flow rate of 200 l/s. The most likely aquifer seems to be located in the Paleocene and Eocene carbonates. However, due to the structural complexity of the area, the waters would also interact with the evaporitic facies present in the Eocene–Oligocene boundary. Two different hydrochemical groups have been distinguished based on their salinity, Na/Cl ratios, SO4 concentrations and TDS values. Despite the compositional variations detected in the springs, the geothermometric calculations allow to infer a reservoir temperature of 85 ± 17 °C. Good consistency has been obtained with the cationic geothermometers, which is an unusual situation for a geothermal system in carbonate–evaporitic materials