HYDROGEOLOGICAL AND HYDROGEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF ILICA (BALIKESIR) GEOTHERMAL FIELD

Abstract

This study includes the first conceptual modeling studies in Ilıca Geothermal Region of Balıkesir Province. The hydraulic behavior and groundwater properties of the geothermal field were analyzed by conceptual modeling. For this purpose, he used Visual Modflow Flex software used in 3D modeling studies. Physical-chemical parameters and flow velocity from geothermal sources Faults and geological units in the field were mapped to describe the geothermal system. All data were digitized on a scale of 1/25000. Also, geothermal conceptual flow modeling is conceptually defined. The field perimeter is divided into 400 cells by 20 x 20 units. The area of each cell is designed to be 67.85 m x 67.85 m. Approximately 4.6 km2 has been studied. According to the data obtained, the geothermal aquifer is fed from cracked and hollow sections of marble and schists. The geothermal heater body is thought to be the granite pluton found in the region. Cover rocks of the geothermal system are young sedimentary units. Existing meteoric waters enter the underground through the cracks of the rocks in the region, warm up with a short flow path and are carried to the surface by faults.

Keywords

• Geothermal
• Ilıca
• Conceptual Modelling

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