Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwaters’ Fluid Flow through the Upper Mesozoic Carbonate Geothermal Reservoirs in the Geneva Basin: An Evolution more than 15,000 Years Long
Groundwaters circulating in Upper Mesozoic carbonates are of great interest for geothermal heat production and storage applications in the Geneva area. This study aims at providing new insights and proposing new interpretations about the mineral-water reactions and the fluid-flow paths mechanisms ac...
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| description | Groundwaters circulating in Upper Mesozoic carbonates are of great interest for geothermal heat production and storage applications in the Geneva area. This study aims at providing new insights and proposing new interpretations about the mineral-water reactions and the fluid-flow paths mechanisms across the Geneva Basin (GB). Data from previous studies are combined and improved by new ones collected from cold and hot springs and geothermal exploration wells in 2018 and 2020 in the framework of the GEothermies program and HEATSTORE project. Major ions, trace elements, and the isotopes of Oxygen, Hydrogen, Sulfur, Strontium, and Carbo have been analysed and the results show that the sampled waters have a meteoric origin, the carbonate aquifers act as preferential host rocks for geothermal waters, and partial contribution from the Cenozoic sediments can be observed in some samples. The Jura Mountains and the Saleve Ridge are the main catchment areas and an evolution from a pure Ca-HCO<sub>3</sub> footprint for the cold springs, to a Na > Ca-HCO<sub>3</sub> and a Na-Cl composutions, is observed at the two geothermal wells. The residence time is in the order of a few years for the cold springs and reaches up to 15–20,000 years for the deep wells. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f44818f350b04ecbb22d93bce4ee3a952023-11-23T10:48:55ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-05-011510349710.3390/en15103497Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwaters’ Fluid Flow through the Upper Mesozoic Carbonate Geothermal Reservoirs in the Geneva Basin: An Evolution more than 15,000 Years LongLuca Guglielmetti0Michael Heidinger1Florian Eichinger2Andrea Moscariello3Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue des Maraichers 13, 1205 Geneva, SwitzerlandHydroisotop GmbH, Woelkestraße 9, 85301 Schweitenkirchen, GermanyHydroisotop GmbH, Woelkestraße 9, 85301 Schweitenkirchen, GermanyDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue des Maraichers 13, 1205 Geneva, SwitzerlandGroundwaters circulating in Upper Mesozoic carbonates are of great interest for geothermal heat production and storage applications in the Geneva area. This study aims at providing new insights and proposing new interpretations about the mineral-water reactions and the fluid-flow paths mechanisms across the Geneva Basin (GB). Data from previous studies are combined and improved by new ones collected from cold and hot springs and geothermal exploration wells in 2018 and 2020 in the framework of the GEothermies program and HEATSTORE project. Major ions, trace elements, and the isotopes of Oxygen, Hydrogen, Sulfur, Strontium, and Carbo have been analysed and the results show that the sampled waters have a meteoric origin, the carbonate aquifers act as preferential host rocks for geothermal waters, and partial contribution from the Cenozoic sediments can be observed in some samples. The Jura Mountains and the Saleve Ridge are the main catchment areas and an evolution from a pure Ca-HCO<sub>3</sub> footprint for the cold springs, to a Na > Ca-HCO<sub>3</sub> and a Na-Cl composutions, is observed at the two geothermal wells. The residence time is in the order of a few years for the cold springs and reaches up to 15–20,000 years for the deep wells.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/10/3497geothermal energyfluid geochemistrydeep geothermal resourcessedimentary basincarbonate reservoirs |
| spellingShingle | Luca Guglielmetti Michael Heidinger Florian Eichinger Andrea Moscariello Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwaters’ Fluid Flow through the Upper Mesozoic Carbonate Geothermal Reservoirs in the Geneva Basin: An Evolution more than 15,000 Years Long Energies geothermal energy fluid geochemistry deep geothermal resources sedimentary basin carbonate reservoirs |
| title | Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwaters’ Fluid Flow through the Upper Mesozoic Carbonate Geothermal Reservoirs in the Geneva Basin: An Evolution more than 15,000 Years Long |
| title_full | Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwaters’ Fluid Flow through the Upper Mesozoic Carbonate Geothermal Reservoirs in the Geneva Basin: An Evolution more than 15,000 Years Long |
| title_fullStr | Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwaters’ Fluid Flow through the Upper Mesozoic Carbonate Geothermal Reservoirs in the Geneva Basin: An Evolution more than 15,000 Years Long |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwaters’ Fluid Flow through the Upper Mesozoic Carbonate Geothermal Reservoirs in the Geneva Basin: An Evolution more than 15,000 Years Long |
| title_short | Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwaters’ Fluid Flow through the Upper Mesozoic Carbonate Geothermal Reservoirs in the Geneva Basin: An Evolution more than 15,000 Years Long |
| title_sort | hydrochemical characterization of groundwaters fluid flow through the upper mesozoic carbonate geothermal reservoirs in the geneva basin an evolution more than 15 000 years long |
| topic | geothermal energy fluid geochemistry deep geothermal resources sedimentary basin carbonate reservoirs |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/10/3497 |
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