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Geothermal energy resources of Jizan, SW Saudi Arabia

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Title Geothermal energy resources of Jizan, SW Saudi Arabia
 
Creator CHANDRASEKHARAM, D
LASHIN, A
AL ARIFI, N
AL BASSAM, A
RANJITH, PG
VARUN, C
SINGH, HK
 
Subject RED-SEA
THERMAL SPRINGS
HEAT-FLOW
SHIELD
GEOCHEMISTRY
ROCKS
AREA
SOUTHWESTERN
PERALKALINE
FLUORINE
Jizan
EGS
Saudi Arabia
Geothermal
CO2 emission
 
Description Jizan geothermal province has evolved over an oceanic ridge slice which is under plated a thin continental crust. The area is characterized by high heat flow and high geothermal gradient and hosts several thermal and warm springs whose chemistry indicates a high temperature reservoir within the granites. The geophysical data indicated that the thermal fluids are fault controlled. The residence time of the fluids, estimated based on C-14, is about 33 kilo years. Oxygen isotope shift suggests that the reservoir temperature is around 220 degrees C. It is estimated that the province can generate electricity of the order of 134 x 10(6) kW h which can be effectively utilized to meet future fresh water demand and save CO2 emissions by decreasing the domestic oil and gas consumption. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
 
Publisher PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
 
Date 2016-01-14T14:09:38Z
2016-01-14T14:09:38Z
2015
 
Type Article
 
Identifier JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES, 109,55-67
1464-343X
1879-1956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2015.05.016
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/17691
 
Language en