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Article

Subregion-Scale Geothermal Delineation Based on Image Analysis Using Reflection Seismology and Well Data with an Outlook for Land Use

by
Erika Buday-Bódi
1,*,
Ali Irfan
1,
Richard William McIntosh
2,
Zsolt Zoltán Fehér
1,
József Csajbók
3,
Csaba Juhász
4,
László Radócz
5,
Arnold Szilágyi
5 and
Tamás Buday
2
1
Institute of Water and Environmental Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Böszörményi Str. 138, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
2
Department of Mineralogy and Geology, Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, University of Debrecen, Egyetem Tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
3
Institute of Crop Sciences, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi St., 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
4
Arid Land Research Centre, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi St., 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
5
Institute of Plant Protection, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi St., 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2022, 14(6), 3529; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063529
Submission received: 31 January 2022 / Revised: 24 February 2022 / Accepted: 15 March 2022 / Published: 17 March 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applying Remote Sensing for Sustainable Land Use Changes)
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Abstract

The role of geothermal energy is smaller in the global energy mix than what its potential would indicate, but it can be improved by incorporating geothermal energy potential assessments into spatial planning. For adequate decision support and sustainable utilisation, subregion-scale assessments should be applied due to the high variability in geothermal characteristics. Different GIS tools were used for the interpretation and integration of the different spatial data into one model showing areas with their geothermal characteristics on maps. Considering the present study site with a size of 83 km × 103 km located in NE Hungary, 39 2D reflection seismic sections and high-resolution geological data of 137 thermal wells were interpreted in OpendTect and then in ArcGIS to define spatial differences in geothermal potential. It was found that nine geothermal subregions (GSRs) can be distinguished in the present study site based on the applied GIS algorithms. Each GSR was characterised and land-use structure was studied based on Corine Land Cover 2018. The exploitation of water with at least 30 °C is possible in all GSRs, while the maximum achievable temperature and reservoir geometry vary; a subregion-scale delineation framework is required for regional planning.
Keywords: reflection seismic interpretation; geothermal subregions; GIS tools; Corine Land Cover 2018 reflection seismic interpretation; geothermal subregions; GIS tools; Corine Land Cover 2018

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Buday-Bódi, E.; Irfan, A.; McIntosh, R.W.; Fehér, Z.Z.; Csajbók, J.; Juhász, C.; Radócz, L.; Szilágyi, A.; Buday, T. Subregion-Scale Geothermal Delineation Based on Image Analysis Using Reflection Seismology and Well Data with an Outlook for Land Use. Sustainability 2022, 14, 3529. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063529

AMA Style

Buday-Bódi E, Irfan A, McIntosh RW, Fehér ZZ, Csajbók J, Juhász C, Radócz L, Szilágyi A, Buday T. Subregion-Scale Geothermal Delineation Based on Image Analysis Using Reflection Seismology and Well Data with an Outlook for Land Use. Sustainability. 2022; 14(6):3529. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063529

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Buday-Bódi, Erika, Ali Irfan, Richard William McIntosh, Zsolt Zoltán Fehér, József Csajbók, Csaba Juhász, László Radócz, Arnold Szilágyi, and Tamás Buday. 2022. "Subregion-Scale Geothermal Delineation Based on Image Analysis Using Reflection Seismology and Well Data with an Outlook for Land Use" Sustainability 14, no. 6: 3529. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063529

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Buday-Bódi, E., Irfan, A., McIntosh, R. W., Fehér, Z. Z., Csajbók, J., Juhász, C., Radócz, L., Szilágyi, A., & Buday, T. (2022). Subregion-Scale Geothermal Delineation Based on Image Analysis Using Reflection Seismology and Well Data with an Outlook for Land Use. Sustainability, 14(6), 3529. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063529

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