Open AccessThe role of electromagnetic sounding in the assessment of hydrothermal resources of the Northern Tien Shan
Author(s) -
Elena Bataleva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/579/1/012118
Subject(s) - geology , geothermal gradient , depth sounding , hydrothermal circulation , prospecting , vertical electrical sounding , geothermal energy , crust , basement , geochemistry , earth crust , heat flow , geophysics , geomorphology , mining engineering , thermal , seismology , geotechnical engineering , groundwater , archaeology , meteorology , geography , oceanography , aquifer
This work presents the results of the electromagnetic study of thermal water deposits, conducted in the territory of the Bishkek geodynamic test area (Northern Tien Shan). The heat flow in this territory is quite high, which testifies in favor of the development of geothermal energy in the region. The objects with high electrical conductivity isolated in the geological environment by various electrical prospecting methods are fractured basement rocks saturated with a heated fluid (in a different aggregate state) in the upper part of the Earth’s crust, promising for the development of geothermal energy.