Exponential trends in flowback chemistry from a hydraulically stimulated deep geothermal borehole in granite; Pohang, South Korea

Banks, David and Burnside, Neil and Westaway, Rob and Zimmermann, Günter and Hofmann, Hannes (2019) Exponential trends in flowback chemistry from a hydraulically stimulated deep geothermal borehole in granite; Pohang, South Korea. E3S Web of Conferences, 98. 08001. ISSN 2555-0403 (https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20199808001)

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Abstract

Samples of flowback water from a 4.3 km deep geothermal borehole in granite (Pohang, South Korea) were collected following a period of hydraulic stimulation by injection of surface water. Electrical conductivity, temperature and water chemistry of the flowback water were measured. To a first approximation, the data conform closely to a simple 'mixing tank' model, with an exponential trend between two end members: an initial injected surface water to a more brackish 'resident groundwater' composition. Significant deviation from the 'mixing tank' trend would be an indication of significant recent water-rock interaction or other anomalous factors. Such a deviation can tentatively be seen in Na/Cl data, especially between 88 and 200 m3 flowback (2.8 to 8.8 hr).

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