Sustainable management to prevent seismic risks in the Büyük Menderes geothermal province (SW Turkey)


ÖZÇELİK M. S.

International Journal of Energy and Water Resources, cilt.5, sa.4, ss.371-378, 2021 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s42108-021-00131-7
  • Dergi Adı: International Journal of Energy and Water Resources
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.371-378
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Büyük menderes, Geothermal energy, Over-exploitation, Reinjection, Sustainable management
  • Isparta Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Sustainable management of geothermal resources is essential to ecosystem resilience which itself underlines human well-being. This issue focuses on the exploitation of many of the natural and energy resources in the world. Geothermal resources in many parts of the world have the potential to have a significant impact on renewable energy use. Geothermal reservoirs experience physical and chemical change that occurs in the fluid chemistry during drilling and discharge. The capacity of the geothermal systems to produce is very variable, and depending on their geological structure different systems will respond to performance differently. Comprehensive management is, therefore, necessary if all geothermal resources are to be used sustainably. This over-exploitation is largely due to insufficient knowledge, inadequate control and when, without traditional management, multiple users use the same tool. Over-exploitation of geothermal reservoirs leads to a substantial reduction in reservoir pressure and a subsequent decline in production and power generation of the well. The system would be balanced by re-injection of the device against the pressure of the liquid or steam extracted from the reservoir. Most important is the potential for perceived seismic events to occur, which could potentially affect engineering structures. The aim of this study is to provide a regional understanding of the geothermal structure and geothermal situation in the Büyük Menderes geothermal province to investigate the discovery and sustainable use of geothermal resources.