Abstract
Important factors controlling the effective utilization of geothermal energy are favorable reservoir properties of rock formations, which determine both the availability and the transfer opportunities of reservoir fluids. Hence, crucial to the successful utilization of a given reservoir is the preliminary recognition of distribution of reservoir parameters as it enables the researchers to select the prospective areas for localization of future geothermal installations and to decide on their characters. The objectives of this paper are analyses and discussion of the properties of quartz sandstones buried down to a depth interval from about 3000 to under 5000 m below surface. These sandstones belong to Ediacaran–Lowery Cambrian Łeba, Kluki and Żarnowiec formations. The source data from the Słupsk IG-1 provided the basis for 1D reconstruction of burial depth and paleothermal conditions as well as enabled the authors to validate of the results of 2D models. Then, porosity distribution within the reservoir formation was determined using the modelings of both the mechanical and chemical compactions along the 70 km-long B’-B part of the A’-A cross-section Bornholm-Słupsk IG-1 well. The results confirmed the low porosities and permeabilities as well as high temperatures of the analyzed rock formations in the Słupsk IG-1 well area. Towards the coast of the Baltic Sea, the porosity increases to more than 5%, while the temperature decreases, but is still relatively high, at about 130 °C. This suggests the application of an enhanced geothermal system or hot dry rocks system as principal methods for using geothermal energy.
Highlights
The transformation of energy systems results from the pressure for the elimination of environmental pollution and hazards and reduction in anthropogenic factors stimulating climate change
This paper provides an analysis of geothermal energy utilization in northern Poland
Ro % values oscillated around 2%, forming a subvertical trend, typical of organic matter maturity profiles known from the other wells drilled in the northwestern margin of the Baltic Basin (BB) [28]
Summary
The transformation of energy systems results from the pressure for the elimination of environmental pollution and hazards and reduction in anthropogenic factors stimulating climate change. Important controlling factors of effective utilization of geothermal energy are favorable reservoir properties of rock formations, which determine both the availability and the transfer potential of reservoir fluids. Crucial to the successful utilization of a given reservoir is the preliminary recognition of distribution of reservoir parameters as it enables the researchers to select prospective areas for localization of future geothermal installations and to decide on their characters [1,2,3,4]. Taking into account the low values for reservoir parameters of the studied rock formations, permeability and effective porosity, the “classic”, low-enthalpy geothermal (LEG)
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