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

Paolo Fulignati, Paola Marianelli, Alessandro Sbrana and Valentina Ciani
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Paolo Fulignati: Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, University of Pisa, Via S. Maria 53, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Paola Marianelli: Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, University of Pisa, Via S. Maria 53, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Alessandro Sbrana: Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, University of Pisa, Via S. Maria 53, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Valentina Ciani: Terra Energy Srl, Spin-off of the University of Pisa, Via S. Maria 53, 56126 Pisa, Italy

Energies, 2014, vol. 7, issue 11, 1-20

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Mt. Amiata; 3D geological modelling; numerical modelling; geothermics (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: 2014
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