On the morphology and amplitude of 2D and 3D thermal anomalies induced by buoyancy-driven flow within and around fault zones

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作者
Guillou-Frottier, Laurent [1 ,2 ]
Duwiquet, Hugo [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Launay, Gaetan [4 ]
Taillefer, Audrey [5 ]
Roche, Vincent [6 ]
Link, Gaetan [7 ]
机构
[1] Bur Rech Geol & Minieres, Georesources Div, F-45060 Orleans, France
[2] Univ Orleans, BRGM, CNRS, ISTO,UMR7327, F-45071 Orleans, France
[3] TLS Geotherm, F-31200 Toulouse, France
[4] Laurentian Univ, Harquail Sch Earth Sci, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
[5] CFG Serv, F-45060 Orleans, France
[6] Sorbonne Univ, CNRS, INSU, ISTEP,UMR7193, F-75005 Paris, France
[7] Univ Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, UMR 5563, GET, CNRS,IRD,CNES, F-31400 Toulouse, France
关键词
FLUID-FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL CONVECTION; SEDIMENTARY BASINS; WESTERN ANATOLIA; POROUS-MEDIA; RHINE GRABEN; UPPER CRUST; PERMEABILITY; TEMPERATURE; SYSTEMS;
D O I
10.5194/se-11-1571-2020
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
In the first kilometers of the subsurface, temperature anomalies due to heat conduction processes rarely exceed 20-30 degrees C. When fault zones are sufficiently permeable, fluid flow may lead to much larger thermal anomalies, as evidenced by the emergence of thermal springs or by fault-related geothermal reservoirs. Hydrothermal convection triggered by buoyancy effects creates thermal anomalies whose morphology and amplitude are not well known, especially when depth- and time-dependent permeability is considered. Exploitation of shallow thermal anomalies for heat and power production partly depends on the volume and temperature of the hydrothermal reservoir. This study presents a non-exhaustive numerical investigation of fluid flow models within and around simplified fault zones, wherein realistic fluid and rock properties are accounted for, as are appropriate boundary conditions. 2D simplified models point out relevant physical mechanisms for geological problems, such as "thermal inheritance" or pulsating plumes. When permeability is increased, the classic "finger-like" upwellings evolve towards a "bulb-like" geometry, resulting in a large volume of hot fluid at shallow depth. In simplified 3D models wherein the fault zone dip angle and fault zone thickness are varied, the anomalously hot reservoir exhibits a kilometer-sized "hot air balloon" morphology or, when permeability is depth-dependent, a "funnel-shaped" geometry. For thick faults, the number of thermal anomalies increases but not the amplitude. The largest amplitude (up to 80-90 degrees C) is obtained for vertical fault zones. At the top of a vertical, 100 m wide fault zone, temperature anomalies greater than 30 degrees C may extend laterally over more than 1 km from the fault boundary. These preliminary results should motivate further geothermal investigations of more elaborated models wherein topography and fault intersections would be accounted for.
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页码:1571 / 1595
页数:25
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