NDLI: Blowout mechanism of Alasehir (Turkey) geothermal field and its effects on groundwater chemistry

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Rabet, Rita Sandrina Simsek, Celalettin Baba, Alper Murathan, Alim
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Anatolia region is one of the most seismically active regions in the world and has a considerably high level of geothermal energy potential. Some of these geothermal resources have been used for power generation and direct heating. Most of the high enthalpy geothermal systems are located in western part of Turkey. Alasehir is the most important geothermal site in western part of Turkey. Many geothermal wells have been drilled in Alasehir Plain to produce the geothermal fluid from the deep reservoir in the last 10 years. A blowout accident happened during a geothermal well drilling operation in Alasehir Plain, and significant amount of geothermal fluid surfaced out along the fault zone in three locations. When drilling string entered the reservoir rock about 1000 m, blowout occurred. As the well head preventer system was closed because of the blowout, high-pressure fluid surfaced out along the fault zone cutting the Neogene formation. In order to understand the geothermal fluid effects on groundwater chemistry, physical and chemical compositions of local cold groundwater were monitored from May 2012 to September 2014 in the study area. The geothermal fluid was found to be of Na–HCO$_{3}$ water type, and especially, arsenic and boron concentrations reached levels as high as 3 and 127 mg/L, respectively. The concentrations of arsenic and boron in the geothermal fluid and groundwater exceeded the maximum allowable limits given in the national and international standards for drinking water quality. According to temporally monitored results, geothermal fluid has extremely high mineral content which influenced the quality of groundwater resources of the area where water resource is commonly used for agricultural irrigation.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	16
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18666280
Journal	Environmental Earth Sciences
Volume Number	76
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	18666299
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2016-12-31
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Arsenic Boron Geothermal application Groundwater Turkey Geology Hydrology/Water Resources Geochemistry Environmental Science and Engineering Terrestrial Pollution Biogeosciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Global and Planetary Change Earth-Surface Processes Soil Science Environmental Chemistry Pollution Geology Water Science and Technology

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Investigating water quality and arsenic contamination in drinking water resources in the Tavşanlı District (Kütahya, Western Turkey)

Anomalous arsenic concentrations in the Ďurkov carbonate geothermal structure, eastern Slovakia

Hydrogeochemical evaluation of Umut geothermal field (SW Turkey)

Arsenic contamination of groundwater and agricultural soil irrigated with the groundwater in Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Geogenic arsenic anomalies in soils and stream waters of Neogene Emet basin (Kütahya-Western Turkey)

Atlases of geothermal waters and energy resources in Poland

Groundwater appraisal of Dhekiajuli, Assam, India: an insight of agricultural suitability and arsenic enrichment

Groundwater pollution by arsenic and other toxic elements in an abandoned silver mine, Mexico

Natural radioactivity levels of great soil groups in Seferihisar Geothermal Region, Turkey

Blowout mechanism of Alasehir (Turkey) geothermal field and its effects on groundwater chemistry

Similar Documents

Investigating water quality and arsenic contamination in drinking water resources in the Tavşanlı District (Kütahya, Western Turkey)

Anomalous arsenic concentrations in the Ďurkov carbonate geothermal structure, eastern Slovakia

Hydrogeochemical evaluation of Umut geothermal field (SW Turkey)

Arsenic contamination of groundwater and agricultural soil irrigated with the groundwater in Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Geogenic arsenic anomalies in soils and stream waters of Neogene Emet basin (Kütahya-Western Turkey)

Atlases of geothermal waters and energy resources in Poland

Groundwater appraisal of Dhekiajuli, Assam, India: an insight of agricultural suitability and arsenic enrichment

Groundwater pollution by arsenic and other toxic elements in an abandoned silver mine, Mexico

Natural radioactivity levels of great soil groups in Seferihisar Geothermal Region, Turkey

Blowout mechanism of Alasehir (Turkey) geothermal field and its effects on groundwater chemistry