Generating 3D Geothermal Maps in Catalonia, Spain Using a Hybrid Adaptive Multitask Deep Learning Procedure

Seyed Poorya Mirfallah Lialestani, David Parcerisa, Mahjoub Himi and Abbas Abbaszadeh Shahri
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Seyed Poorya Mirfallah Lialestani: Department of Mining, Industrial and ICT Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Av. Bases de Manresa 61-73, 08242 Manresa, Spain
David Parcerisa: Department of Mining, Industrial and ICT Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Av. Bases de Manresa 61-73, 08242 Manresa, Spain
Mahjoub Himi: Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Applied Geology, University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
Abbas Abbaszadeh Shahri: Johan Lundberg AB, 754 50 Uppsala, Sweden

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 13, 1-16

Abstract: Mapping the subsurface temperatures can efficiently lead to identifying the geothermal distribution heat flow and potential hot spots at different depths. In this paper, an advanced adaptive multitask deep learning procedure for 3D spatial mapping of the subsurface temperature was proposed. As a result, predictive 3D spatial subsurface temperatures at different depths were successfully generated using geolocation of 494 exploratory boreholes data in Catalonia (Spain). To increase the accuracy of the achieved results, hybridization with a new modified firefly algorithm was carried out. Subsequently, uncertainty analysis using a novel automated ensemble deep learning approach for the predicted temperatures and generated spatial 3D maps were executed. Comparing the accuracy performances in terms of correct classification rate ( CCR ) and the area under the precision–recall curves for validation and whole datasets with at least 4.93% and 2.76% improvement indicated for superiority of the hybridized model. According to the results, the efficiency of the proposed hybrid multitask deep learning in 3D geothermal characterization to enhance the understanding and predictability of subsurface spatial distribution of temperatures is inferred. This implies that the applicability and cost effectiveness of the adaptive procedure in producing 3D high resolution depth dependent temperatures can lead to locate prospective geothermally hotspot active regions.

Keywords: 3D spatial subsurface temperature; geothermal energy; Catalonia; hybrid adaptive multitask deep learning; predictive model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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