IMPORTANCE OF CHEMISTRY IN GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION

摘要

Chemistry of geothermal water plays an important role in geothermal exploration, drilling and monitoring of geothermal resources. In the exploration it is used to predict underground temperature and origin of water. It also defines the environmental effect of disposal of the water. The chemistry is often the key parameter to distinguishing and solving problems occurring during utilization. Through mineral equilibria scaling can be predicted and the chemistry identifies the possibility of corrosion. Special emphasis is on the quality of data and how that affects the interpretation.