Legacy BGS geothermal models: theoretical potential 'heat-in-place' ('geothermal resources' in Rollin et al.,1995) for the Fell Sandstone Formation in the Northumberland-Solway Basin (Carboniferous hot sedimentary aquifer resources)
This raster dataset represents the distribution of the estimated, theoretical potential 'geothermal resources' (in GJ/m2 or PJ/km2) for the Carboniferous Fell Sandstone Formation (Mid Border Group) in the Northumberland-Solway Basin. This grid is the heat-in-place, and represents the amount of heat contained in the productive parts of the identified aquifers (i.e. those with sufficient porosity and permeability to be considered hot sedimentary aquifer resources). The maps are provided in raster format at a 100 m resolution.
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name: UK Geothermal Platform Web Map
description: An interactive Web map for exploring geothermal energy potential, assessing constraints, and making informed exploration decisions.
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name: UK Geothermal Platform
description: An online platform for exploring geothermal energy potential, assessing constraints, and making informed exploration decisions.
function: information
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608387
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2008-06-01
Carboniferous
Sandstone reservoirs
Geothermal energy
Geothermal maps
Aquifers
UK Location (INSPIRE)
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2022
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1979
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This theoretical potential 'geothermal resource' map for the Fell Sandstone Formation in the Northumberland-Solway Basin was calculated using a simple model of heat-in-place, following the volumetric approach described in Rollin et al. (1995). A Python code was developed to perform calculations on the digital grids representing the interpolated reservoir depth, thickness and temperature distribution at data interval of 1 km, and using assumptions regarding the reservoir parameters (i.e porosity, volumetric heat capacity).
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See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
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British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth
NOTTINGHAM
NG12 5GG
United Kingdom
0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
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