Publication Name: Western Australian Basins Symposium
Authors: M. Ballesteros, R. Oppermann
Date Published: August 2013
Number of Pages: 15
Abstract:
Hot Sedimentary Aquifer (HSA) geothermal systems share many characteristics with petroleum systems, and similar data and work flows are used to define them. Key geological ingredients for a working geothermal system include a heat source and a heat trap in the form of thermally insulating rocks such as coals or low thermal conductivity shales with, most importantly, underlying naturally permeable, cavernous or fractured reservoir rocks (Cooper & Beardsmore, 2008).The North Perth Basin (NPB) offers one of the most attractive areas for Hot Sedimentary Aquifer (HSA) geothermal projects in Australia, with available data supporting the presence of all of these attributes.