Spatial Variation Modeling of Geothermal Gradient and Heat Flow in Eastern Parts of Niger Delta Sedimentary Basin, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emujakporue Omokenu ◽  
L Nwosu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
Spatial Variation ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Sedimentary Basin ◽  
Geothermal Gradient

scholarly journals Evaluation of geothermal energy resources in parts of southeastern sedimentary basin, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-211
Author(s):  
I.M. Okiyi ◽  
S.I. Ibeneme ◽  
E.Y. Obiora ◽  
S.O. Onyekuru ◽  
A.I. Selemo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Analysis ◽  
Heat Flow ◽  
Curie Point ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Sedimentary Basin ◽  
Geothermal Gradient ◽  
Geothermal System ◽  
Magnetic Vector ◽  
Geothermal Gradients ◽  
Vector Inversion

Residual aeromagnetic data of parts of Southeastern Nigerian sedimentary basin were reduced to the equator and subjected to magnetic vector inversion and spectral analysis. Average depths of source ensembles from spectral analysis were used to compute depth to magnetic tops (Z), base of the magnetic layer (Curie Point t Depth (CPD)), and estimate geothermal gradient and heat flow required for the evaluation of the geothermal resources of the study area. Results from spectral analysis showed depths to the top of the magnetic source ranging between 0.45 km and 1.90 km; centroid depths of 4 km - 7.87 km and CPD of between 6.15 km and 14.19 km. The CPD were used to estimate geothermal gradients which ranged from 20.3°C/km to 50.0°C/km 2 2 and corresponding heat flow values of 34.9 mW/m to 105 mW/m , utilizing an average thermal conductivity -1 -1 of 2.15 Wm k . Ezzagu (Ogboji), Amanator-Isu, Azuinyaba, Nkalagu, Amagunze, Nta-Nselle, Nnam, Akorfornor environs are situated within regions of high geothermal gradients (>38°C/Km) with models delineated beneath these regions using 3D Magnetic Vector Inversion, having dominant NW-SE and NE-SW trends at shallow and greater depths of <1km to >7 km bsl. Based on VES and 2D imaging models the geothermal system in Alok can be classified as Hot Dry Rock (HDR) type, which may likely have emanated from fracture systems. There is prospect for the development of geothermal energy in the study area. Keywords: Airborne Magnetics, Magnetic Vector Inversion, Geothermal Gradient, Heat Flow, Curie Point Depth, Geothermal Energy.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION OF SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES WITHIN PARTS OF NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA, VIA AEROMAGNETIC DATA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-83
Author(s):  
Ekpa, Moses M. M ◽  
Ibuot, Johnson C. ◽  
Okeke, Francisca N. ◽  
Obiora, Daniel N.
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Analysis ◽  
Heat Flow ◽  
Curie Point ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Geothermal Gradient ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Curie Point Depth ◽  
Magnetic Intensity ◽  
Subsurface Structures

Geophysical study involving aeromagnetic method was carried out to investigate parts of Niger Delta in Nigeria, aimed at investigating the cause and nature of anomalous bodies within the study area. Spectral analysis technique was employed in quantitative interpretation to determine depth/thickness of the sedimentary basin, basement topography, structural trends, curie point depth, thermal gradient and heat flow in the area. The total magnetic intensity (TMI) anomalies had values of between -53.7nT and 119.5nT while the residual magnetic intensity ranged from -52.5 to 58.0nT. The spectral analysis revealed the depth to magnetic sources varying from 2.5 to 5.5km while the shallow magnetic sources varied from 0.89 to 1.47km. The geothermal analysis revealed the curie point depth between 11.782 and 18.048km while the calculated geothermal gradient ranged lie between 32.137 and 49.231o𝐶𝑘𝑚−1. The heat flow values ranged from 80.343 to 123.080𝑚𝑊𝑚−2. The results from this study have thrown more light to the understanding of the variation of subsurface structures in the study area. These will enhance the development of the resources and will be of economic benefit to the country if well harnessed. However, possible future research work on this active area is proposed for more robust results.

scholarly journals The first deep heat flow determination in crystalline basement rocks beneath the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

2014 ◽  
Vol 197 (2) ◽  
pp. 731-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacek Majorowicz ◽  
Judith Chan ◽  
James Crowell ◽  
Will Gosnold ◽  
Larry M. Heaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
Sedimentary Basin ◽  
Crystalline Basement ◽  
Basement Rocks

scholarly journals Deep Geothermal Heating Potential for the Communities of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 706
Author(s):  
Jacek Majorowicz ◽  
Stephen E. Grasby
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Sedimentary Basin ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Foreland Basin ◽  
Geothermal Gradient ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
Western Canada Sedimentary Basin ◽  
Geothermal Heating

We summarize the feasibility of using geothermal energy from the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) to support communities with populations >3000 people, including those in northeastern British Columbia, southwestern part of Northwest Territories (NWT), southern Saskatchewan, and southeastern Manitoba, along with previously studied communities in Alberta. The geothermal energy potential of the WCSB is largely determined by the basin’s geometry; the sediments start at 0 m thickness adjacent to the Canadian shield in the east and thicken to >6 km to the west, and over 3 km in the Williston sub-basin to the south. Direct heat use is most promising in the western and southern parts of the WCSB where sediment thickness exceeds 2–3 km. Geothermal potential is also dependent on the local geothermal gradient. Aquifers suitable for heating systems occur in western-northwestern Alberta, northeastern British Columbia, and southwestern Saskatchewan. Electrical power production is limited to the deepest parts of the WCSB, where aquifers >120 °C and fluid production rates >80 kg/s occur (southwestern Northwest Territories, northwestern Alberta, northeastern British Columbia, and southeastern Saskatchewan. For the western regions with the thickest sediments, the foreland basin east of the Rocky Mountains, estimates indicate that geothermal power up to 2 MWel. (electrical), and up to 10 times higher for heating in MWth. (thermal), are possible.

Inversion of bottom‐hole temperature data: The Pineview field, Utah‐Wyoming thrust belt

Geophysics ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 707-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dave Deming ◽  
David S. Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Temperature Field ◽  
Heat Flow ◽  
Random Noise ◽  
Synthetic Data ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Geothermal Gradient ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Conductive Heat ◽  
Bottom Hole

The present day temperature field in a sedimentary basin is a constraint on the maturation of hydro‐carbons; this temperature field may be estimated by inverting corrected bottom‐hole temperature (BHT) data. Thirty‐two BHTs from the Pineview oil field are corrected for drilling disturbances by a Horner plot and inverted for the geothermal gradient in nine formations. Both least‐squares [Formula: see text] norm and uniform [Formula: see text] norm inversions are used; the [Formula: see text] norm is found to be more robust for the Pineview data. The inversion removes random error from the corrected BHT data by partitioning scatter between noise associated with the BHT measurement and correction processes and local variations in the geothermal gradient. Three‐hundred thermal‐conductivity and density measurements on drill cuttings are used, together with formation density logs, to estimate the in situ thermal conductivity of six of the nine formations. The thermal‐conductivity estimates are used in a finite‐element model to evaluate 2-D conductive heat refraction and, for a series of inversions of synthetic data, to assess the influence of systematic and random noise on the inversion results. A temperature‐anomaly map illustrates that a temperature field calculated by a forward application of the inversion results has less error than any single corrected BHT. Mean background heat flow at Pineview is found to be [Formula: see text] (±13 percent), but is locally higher [Formula: see text] due to heat refraction. The BHT inversion (1) is limited by systematic noise or model error, (2) achieves excellent resolution of a temperature field although resolution of individual formation gradients may be poor, and (3) generally cannot detect lateral variations in heat flow unless thermal‐conductivity structure is constrained.

New insights on speleoseismology: The geothermal gradient and heat flow values in caves for the study of active faults

2017 ◽  
Vol 451 ◽  
pp. 165-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Pérez-López ◽  
S. Martín-Velázquez ◽  
S. Sánchez-Moral ◽  
M. Patyniak ◽  
J. López-Gutiérrez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
Active Faults ◽  
Geothermal Gradient
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