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Exploration Techniques Geophysical Methods H. Rueter

This document discusses geophysical exploration techniques for geothermal energy. It describes various methods like gravity, magnetics, electrical resistivity, seismic, and temperature gradient drilling. These techniques are used to map underground structures and locate areas with potential geothermal resources. The document provides examples of data collection, processing, and interpretation from case studies to illustrate how geophysical surveys can image subsurface geology and identify targets for further assessment.

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Exploration Techniques

Geophysical methods
Horst Rüter
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Geothermal Exploration
Exploration Techniques
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Geophysical Surveying

• Gravity
• Magnetic
• Electrical resistivity
– Magnetotelluric
– TEM
• Temperature gradient drilling
• Seismics
– 2D, 3D
• Passive seismics
• Many others incl. well logging

Geothermal Exploration
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Principle of Gravimetry

anomaly

vertical spring balances

underground

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Quarz System of Worden Meter

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AutoGrav CG-3 after Scintrex

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Corrections/ Reductions

• Drift correction
• Free Air Reduction
• Plate Reduction
• Relief Reduction

= Bouguer map

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Strategy of Interpretation

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Example of gravity data
GNS Science, New Zealand

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Example of gravity data interpretation
GNS Science, New Zealand

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The Earth‘s magnetic field

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Magnetometers
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Measurement results
in 0m resp. 100m above ground

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Pole reduction
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Map of a granite intrusion
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Details of magnetic interpretation
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Principle of DC Measurements

Knödel 1997

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Interpretation of DC Measurements

Measured

Calculated

Model

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MT Station deployment schematic
HarbourDom GmbH, Germany

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KMS MT Receiver (left) and
MTC Induction Coils (right)
KMS Ltd, USA

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Survey layout, Gravity, Magnetic and MT
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Coils for measuring MT-H-components
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Equipment ready for the field
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Data acquisition units (MT) in the field
HarbourDom GmbH, Germany

Geothermal Exploration
Exploration Techniques
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Example of 3D MT resistivity cross section
GNS Science, New Zealand

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Layer mapped from MT
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Example of 2D geologic cross section
GeothermEx, Inc. USA

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Example of 3D geologic model
GNS Science, New Zealand

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Best Practices Launch Event, 2013
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Principle of reflection seismology

Geothermal Exploration
Exploration Techniques
Best Practices Launch Event, 2013
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Vibrators as one of the possible
seismic sources
DMT GmbH & Co KG, Germany

Geothermal Exploration
Exploration Techniques
Best Practices Launch Event, 2013
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Geophone sensors
DMT GmbH & Co KG, Germany

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Connecting cables
DMT GmbH & Co KG, Germany

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Inside the recording truck
DMT GmbH & Co KG, Germany

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Layout of 2D measurements
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Layout of 3D measurements
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Processed seismic section
Erdwärme Bayern GmbH & Co KG. , Germany

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Exploration Techniques
Best Practices Launch Event, 2013
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Interpretation of faults
Erdwärme Bayern GmbH & Co KG. Germany

Geothermal Exploration
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Best Practices Launch Event, 2013
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Example of seismic section
with planned borehole
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Geothermal Exploration
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Best Practices Launch Event, 2013
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Example of seismic section with 3D-
geological interpretation
Erdwärme Bayern GmbH & Co KG. Germany

Geothermal Exploration
Exploration Techniques
Best Practices Launch Event, 2013
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Well logging, temperatures

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Example of temperature contour map
GNS Science, New Zealand

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Example of a combined geologic and
temperature cross section
GNS Science, New Zealand

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Passive seismic methods

• Observing remote
earthquakes
– Joint inversion of hyper center
and velocity distribution
• Observing tremors within the
reservoir
– Hyper center cloud, fracture
development

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Exploration Techniques
Best Practices Launch Event, 2013
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Velocity models used for localization
BESTEC GmbH, Germany

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Best Practices Launch Event, 2013
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Localized events within a reservoir
BESTEC GmbH, Germany

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Thank you

Impression, MT survey, Chile

HarbourDom GmbH, Germany

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