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Hydrogeothermal studies in the United

Kingdom 
J. A. Barker; R. A. Downing ; D. A. Gray ; J. Findlay ; G. A. Kellaway ;
R. H. Parker; K. E. Rollin
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology (2000) 33
(1): 41-58.
https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh.33.1.41 Article history 

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Abstract
Following the increase in oil prices in the mid‐1970s, Britain
assessed its geothermal resources. Low‐temperature, hot‐water
resources, in the range 40°C to 100°C, occur in Permo‐Triassic
sandstones in several deep sedimentary basins. In total these
resources are estimated at 69.1 × 1018 joules (J) (2576 million
tonnes coal equivalent). Resources also occur in Upper Palaeozoic
aquifers but, as the permeability of these aquifers depends upon
�ssures, exploitation is dif�cult. The only surface manifestations of
hot water at depth are the warm springs at Bath and Bristol and in
the Peak District and Taff Valley, which issue from the
Carboniferous Limestone. The potential of radiothermal granites
for Hot Dry Rock (HDR) development has also been investigated,
particularly in the Carnmenellis granite in Cornwall. Three
boreholes drilled in the granite to depths of over 2 km have been
connected by developing natural fractures. Water circulation
between the boreholes and through the fractured rock has been
successful.
GeoRef Subject
Europe sandstone water resources Western Europe geothermal
energy Great Britain ground water United Kingdom clastic rocks
Permian sedimentary rocks Mesozoic Paleozoic springs Triassic
thermal waters

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Index Terms/Descriptors
aquifers clastic rocks Europe

geothermal energy Great Britain

ground water Mesozoic

Paleozoic Permian sandstone

sedimentary rocks springs

thermal waters Triassic

United Kingdom water resources

Western Europe

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