Geophysical Exploration for Deep Thermal Storage

Dear Colleagues,

Geothermal energy has become a new energy research topic in the world due to its clean, stable operation and wide distribution. According to the water abundance and porous conditions of a geothermal reservoir, it can be divided into hydrothermal type and hot dry rock type. Although a comprehensive geophysical exploration technology and method system for deep thermal storage has been preliminarily formed, there are some difficulties such as lack of basic theoretical research, weak geophysical signal extraction, three-dimensional fine description of complex underground structures and uncertainty in resource evaluation. This Special Issue on “Geophysical Exploration for Deep Thermal Storage” aims to cover recent advances in the genesis mechanism of deep thermal storage and its geophysical exploration techniques. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• The genesis mechanism of a deep high-temperature geothermal body and its geophysical responses;
• High-temperature rock physics experiments and forward modeling;
• Comprehensive geophysical exploration technology of deep thermal storage;
• Acquisition and processing technology of weak geophysical signals for deep thermal storage;
• Seismic and gravity-magneto-electric joint inversion technology;
• Multiple-information interpretation and evaluation for deep thermal storage;
• Reservoir modeling and evaluation of deep high-temperature geothermal storage.

Prof. Dr. Jingtao Zhao
Dr. Jingjie Cao
Dr. Suzhen Shi
Guest Editors

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