Geothermal System

Geology Lecture Series :

M. Nukman
www.nukman.staff.ugm.ac.id
Geothermal System
Look the Magic Jar simulation.
What can you see and describe the
process?
Are there any built system that can change
the raw rice into a steam rice?
So, mention the factors that work for this
system
What are their equivalence to the
magic jar?
Heat Source (magma, shallow intrusion, is
it possible for extrusion rock?)
Recharge water
Reservoir rock
Cap rock
Geological structure


Where the geothermal system can
be occur ?
Volcanic arc
Shallow or deep intrusion
Rifting zone

Geothermal systems are classified based on
many ways : i.e. genetic and geochemistry.
Hydrothermal Systems
Geochemistry
- Geothermal fluids reflect the geologic
setting of the field.
- Give 3 factors which may influence the
composition of this geoth fluid !!!
Hydrothermal Systems
Simplified Classification of Hydrothermal
System (Ellis & Mahon, 1997
Cylic Sytems
- also known as convection
- pressure gradient hydropressured

Storage systems
- a few surface recharge
- pressure gradient partly hydrostatic,
lithostatic/tectonic
Storage system
Commonly occurs in sedimentary basin (connate waters).

Sea water was trapped due to compaction & lithification. It
sometimes contain evaporite sequences which may supply
chloride & sulfate.

This system is characterised by high content chloride-rich
brines