Energies (Nov 2014)

3D Geothermal Modelling of the Mount Amiata Hydrothermal System in Italy

  • Paolo Fulignati,
  • Paola Marianelli,
  • Alessandro Sbrana,
  • Valentina Ciani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/en7117434
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 11
pp. 7434 – 7453

Abstract

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In this paper we build a subsurface model that helps in visualizing and understanding the structural framework, geology and their interactions with the Mt. Amiata geothermal system. Modelling in 3D provides the possibility to interpolate the geometry of structures and is an effective way of understanding geological features. The 3D modelling approach appears to be crucial for further progress in the reconstruction of the assessment of the geothermal model of Mt. Amiata. Furthermore, this model is used as the basis of a 3D numerical thermo-fluid-dynamic model of the existing reservoir(s). The integration between borehole data and numerical modelling results allows reconstructing the temperature distribution in the subsoil of the Mt. Amiata area.

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