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3-D resistivity imaging of the supercritical geothermal system in Sengan geothermal region, NE Japan
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  • Yusuke Yamaya,
  • Yota Suzuki,
  • Yasuaki Murata,
  • Kyosuke Okamoto,
  • Norihiro Watanabe,
  • Hiroshi Asanuma,
  • Hideaki Hase,
  • Yasuo Ogawa,
  • Toru Mogi,
  • Keiichi Ishizu,
  • Toshihiro Uchida
Yusuke Yamaya
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

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Yota Suzuki
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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Yasuaki Murata
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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Kyosuke Okamoto
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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Norihiro Watanabe
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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Hiroshi Asanuma
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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Hideaki Hase
Geothermal Energy Research & Development Co., Ltd.
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Yasuo Ogawa
Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Toru Mogi
Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Keiichi Ishizu
Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Toshihiro Uchida
National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST)
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Abstract

A wideband magnetotelluric survey was performed in the Sengan geothermal region of northeastern Japan. A conductor with resistivity of < 30 Ωm was found at a depth of -1.8 km in the Quaternary Kakkonda granite. Microseismic activity was not observed, suggesting a ductile zone with temperatures exceeding 370 °C. Under these conditions, H2O-NaCl fluids can exist as two-phase or single-phase types. The permeability of the upper reservoir surface is between 5.0E-17 and 5.0E-15 m2, indicative of an exploitable supercritical geothermal reservoir. Our results indicate that this is originated by heat and water supply system from deep magmatic fluids.
Jul 2022Published in Geothermics volume 103 on pages 102412. 10.1016/j.geothermics.2022.102412