Magnetotelluric investigations over geothermal provinces of India: an overview

Authors

PRABHALA BHAKHARA VENKATA SUBBARAO
PACHIGOLLA VENKATA VIJAYA KUMAR
DORNADULA CHANDRASEKHARAM
VASU DESHMUKH
AJAY KISHORE SINGH

DOI

10.55730/1300-0985.1835

Abstract

Magnetotelluric (MT) and audio-magnetotelluric (AMT) studies are sensitive to the geothermal fluids filling the faults and/ or fracture zones of the geothermal system. In India, MT/AMT studies have been carried out in NW Himalayas, central, eastern, and western India. In other areas, detailed MT/AMT studies need to be expedited. This review paper presents the art of geothermal exploration in India by using MT/AMT techniques and identifies potential zones that can be exploited for power generation and direct application. Reservoir characteristics, carbon emissions reduction methods, and levelised cost factor are also discussed.

Keywords

Geothermal zones, magnetotellurics, conductivity anomaly

First Page

149

Last Page

162

Recommended Citation

SUBBARAO, PRABHALA BHAKHARA VENKATA; KUMAR, PACHIGOLLA VENKATA VIJAYA; CHANDRASEKHARAM, DORNADULA; DESHMUKH, VASU; and SINGH, AJAY KISHORE (2023) "Magnetotelluric investigations over geothermal provinces of India: an overview," Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences: Vol. 32: No. 2, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0985.1835
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/earth/vol32/iss2/3