Electrical structure characteristics and geothermal exploration directions of the upper crust on the eastern margin of the Yinchuan Basin
WU Yang1(), ZHAO Fu-Yuan1(), HU Xin-Jun1,2, CHEN Xiao-Jing1, BU Jin-Bing1, GUO Shao-Peng1
1. Ningxia Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration Institute (Autonomous Regional Deep Earth Exploration Center), Yinchuan 750001, China 2. School of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
The successful operation of geothermal wells on the eastern margin of the Yinchuan Basin suggests a new geothermal exploration orientation around the Huanghe fault and its secondary faults. To further investigate the controlling effect of the Huanghe fault on geothermal resources in the study area and pinpoint the exploration target, this study arranged four magnetotelluric (MT) lines, obtaining 71 survey points.The preprocessing and two-dimensional inversion of MT data yielded a two-dimensional electrical structure of the study area within a depth of 10 km.Based on the previous geological, gravity, microtremor, and controllable source audio magnetotellurics(CSAMT) data in the study area, this study further interpreted the strata and fault structures of the study area.It posited that the relatively-low-resistivity zone within the high-resistivity zone of the Ordovician basement reflected by the MT lines may be the secondary-fault development site at the rear edge of the Huanghe fault, which is caused by the fragmentation and water filling of Ordovician strata, showing certain exploration potential for geothermal resources.
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WU Yang, ZHAO Fu-Yuan, HU Xin-Jun, CHEN Xiao-Jing, BU Jin-Bing, GUO Shao-Peng. Electrical structure characteristics and geothermal exploration directions of the upper crust on the eastern margin of the Yinchuan Basin. Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, 2024, 48(5): 1258-1267.
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