• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.669-673
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• 2005

World geothermal resources potential is estimated to supply 189 EJ annually, which can take charge approximately a half of annual world energy consumpt ion, from considering identified resources and supplies in USA and Iceland. Present annual use of geothermal energy, on the other hand, is only $0.1\%$ of its potential, but still has $70\%$ share among total new renewables. World-wide installed capacity of geothermal power generation reaches 8,900 MWe and 27,825 MWt for direct uses in 2005 which is almost two-fold increase over 2000. This increase is mainly due to exploding expansion of geothermal heat pump utilization: USA and western European countries lead these trends. Although geothermal heat pump distribution in Korea is still in its starting phase, comparing to Swiss achievement in terms of areal utilization sense, we expect to come up with national supply of over 600,000 toe in near future.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.223-231
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• 2015

자연 전위(SP, self-potential)의 발생에는 여러 요인이 있으나 이 연구에서는 지하수의 유동에 의해 자연적으로 발생하는 유동 전위(streaming potential) 또는 전기역학적 전위(electrokinetic potential)에 대해 주로 논의한다. 유동 전위는 다공질 매질에서의 물의 흐름에 의해 인공적인 전류원 없이 전류가 발생하여 야기된 전위이다. 기존의 유동 전위를 이용한 지열 저류층 해석에서는 지표면 전위 분포 계산을 위해 일반적으로 시추공에서 주입되거나 생산되는 지하수로부터 발생하는 SP 이상만을 고려하였고, 온도 차이가 나는 지열 저류층에서의 지열수 순환에 따라 발생할 수 있는 SP에 대한 수치 모델링에는 한계가 있었다. 이에 따라 사면체 요소를 바탕으로 한 3차원 전기비저항 유한요소법에 기초하여 지열 저류층 내에서의 주입정, 생산정에 의한 SP 이상뿐만 아니라 지열 저류층에서의 지열수 순환에 따른 SP 이상까지 고려할 수 있는 알고리듬을 개발하였다. 본 논문에서는 개발한 알고리듬을 검증 한 후, 간단한 지열 저류층 모델에 지열수 주입과 양수의 효과에 의한 SP 이상대의 SP 반응을 분석하였다. 향후 개발한 알고리듬을 이용하여 지층의 물성을 고려한 지열수 유동 속도 등도 고려함으로써 보다 심도 있게 지열 저류층 SP 반응을 분석하고자 한다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.307-318
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• 2007

지열수의 부존은 화석열수계(fossil geothermal system)의 분포와 밀접한 연관성을 가지므로, 활발한 화석열수계에 의한 광역적인 열수변질대가 분포하는 경상분지 남부지역을 대상으로 GIS 공간통합기법을 적용한 지열 부존 잠재력을 탐사하였다. 연구방법은 화석열수계의 기원 및 분포와 관련된 지질 열수변질대, 열수형 광상 분포, 선구조 밀도, 항공자력도 등 주제도를 작성하고, 현행 온천 분포와의 상관성을 파악하여, 공간통합을 실시하였다. 그 결과 퍼지 연산자 중에서는 ${\gamma}$ 연산자(${\gamma}=0.1$)가 가장 높은 성공비율을 나타내었으며, 일부 지역에서 새로운 지열수 부존 가능성이 예상된다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.3-32
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• 2008

The potential deep geothermal resources span a wide range of heat sources from the earth, including not only the more easily developed, currently economic hydrothermal resources; but also the earth's deeper, stored thermal energy, which is present anywhere. At shallow depths of 3,000~10,000m, the coincidence of substantial amounts heat in hot rock, fluids that heat up while flowing through the rock and permeability of connected fractures can result in natural hot water reservoirs. Although conventional hydrothermal resources which contain sufficient fluids at high temperatures and geo-pressures are used effectively for both electric and nonelectric applications in the world, they are somewhat limited in their location and ultimate potential for supplying electricity. A large portion of the world's geothermal resource base consists of hot dry rock(HDR) with limited permeability and porosity, an inadquate recharge of fluids and/or insufficient water for heat transport. An alternative known as engineered or enhanced geothermal systems(EGS), to dependence on naturally occurring hydrothermal reservoirs involves human intervention to engineer hydrothermal reservoirs in hot rocks for commercial use. Therefore EGS resources are with enormous potential for primary energy recovery using an engineered heat mining technology, which is designed to extract and utilize the earth's stored inexthermal energy. Because EGS resources have a large potential for the long term, United States focused his effort to provide 100GW of 24-hour-a-day base load electric-generating capacity by 2050.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.513-523
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• 2011

이 연구에서는 최근에 발표되고 국제기구에 의해 공인된 protocol에 따라 인공 지열 저류층 생성 기술(EGS)을 통한 우리나라 지열발전의 잠재량을 평가하였다. 잠재량 추정에 필요한 입력 자료인 암석 밀도, 비열 및 열전도도는 1,516개 암반 시료의 측정값을 이용했으며, 열생산율은 180개 자료, 지열류량은 352개 자료, 그리고 지표면 온도는 54개 자료를 사용하였다. 내륙을 34,742개의 $1'{\times}1'$ 크기 격자로 나누어 3-10 km 깊이 범위에 걸쳐 1 km 깊이 구간별로 온도 분포를 계산하고 이로부터 열에너지 부존량을 계산하였다. 지하 3-10 km 범위의 이론적 잠재량은 6,975 GW로 계산되었고 이는 2010년 우리나라 총 발전용량인 76 GW의 약 92배에 달한다. 기술적 잠재량은 3-6.5 km 깊이, 개발행위가 가능한 지역만을 고려하고 또한 암반으로부터의 열 회수율(0.14)과 발전시설의 온도 특성까지 포함해서 산출되었다. 온도하강요소 $10^{\circ}C$를 고려할 때 총 기술적 잠재량은 19.6 GW로 나타나고 있다. 만약 온도하강요소를 경제적 잠재량에 포함시킬 수 있도록 제외한다면 기술적 잠재량은 56 GW로 늘어난다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2011년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.144-144
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• 2011

We have estimated power generation potential in Korea following the recently announced EGS protocol. According to the protocol, we calculated the theoretical potential first, which assumes 30 year operation, minimum temperature being surface temperature+$80^{\circ}C$, depth range being from 3 km to 10 km. In this new assessment the in-land area was digitized by 1' by 1' blocks, which is much finer than suggestion of the protocol (5'by 5'). Thus estimated theoretical potential reaches 6,975 GWe which is 92 times of the total power generation capacity in 2010. In the estimation of technical potential, we limited the depth range down to 6.5 km, assumed recovery factor as 0.14 and also counted for temperature drawdown factor of $10^{\circ}C$ following the protocol. Accessible in-land area excluding steep mountains, residence and industrial region, wet area and others covers 40.7% of total area. Finally, we could come up with 19.6 GWe for technical potential, which would be 56 GWe if we do not account for the temperature drawdown factor. These are important results in that we made the first potential assessment for geothermal power generation.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2012

Mongolia has three(3) geothermal zones and eight(8) hydrogeothermal systems/regions that are, fold-fault platform/uplift zone, concave-largest subsidence zone, and mixed intermediate-transitional zone. Average temperature, heat flow, and geothermal gradient of hot springs in Arhangai located to fold-fault platform/uplift zone are $55.8^{\circ}C$, 60~110 mW/m2 and $35{\sim}50^{\circ}C/km$ respectively and those of Khentii situated in same zone are $80.5^{\circ}C$, 40~50 mW/m2, and $35{\sim}50^{\circ}C/km$ separately. Temperature of hydrothermal water at depth of 3,000 m is expected to be about $173{\sim}213^{\circ}C$ based on average geothermal gradient of $35{\sim}50^{\circ}C/km$. Among eight systems, Arhangai and Khentii located in A type hydrothermal system, Khovsgol in B type, Mongol Altai plateau in C type, and Over Arhangai in D type are the most feasible areas to develop geothermal power generation by Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS). Potential electric power generation by EGS is estimated about 2,760 kW at Tsenher, 1,752 kW at Tsagaan Sum, 2,928 kW at Khujir, 2,190 kW at Baga Shargaljuut, and 7,125 kW at Shargaljuut.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 임시총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.417-421
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• 2004

Self-potential (SP) survey was carried out at Pohang geothermal field. SP measurement showed clear positive anomaly at northern part of the test wells, which can be a up-flow zone of the deep geothermal water due to electrokinetic potential generated by hydrothermal circulation. To give a clearer image of the fluid flow pattern around the test wells, a two-dimensional numerical simulation was applied to construct a numerical block model of the fluid flow system based on SP and magnetotelluric survey results. The result suggests existence of two high permeability zones including the main manifestation area in the northern part of the test wells.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.693-696
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• 2005

KIGAM (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) launched a new project to develop the low-temperature geothermal water in the area showing high geothermal anomaly, north of Pohang city, for large-scale space heating. Surface geologic and geophysical surveys including Landsat 1M image analysis, gravity, magnetic, Magnetotelluric (MT) and controlled-source audio-frequency MT (CSAMT), and self-potential (SP) methods have been conducted and the possible fracture zone was found that would serve as deeply connected geothermal water conduit. In 2004, two test wells of 1.1km and 1.5km depths have been drilled and various kinds of borehole survey including geophysical logging, pumping test, SP monitoring, core logging and sample analysis have followed. Temperature of geothermal water at the bottom of 1.5km borehole reached over $70^{\circ}C$ and the pumping test showed that the reservoir contained huge amount of geothermal water. Drilling for the production well of 2 km depth is on going. After test utilization and the feasibility study, geothermal water developed from the production well is going to be provided to nearby apartments.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2006년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.303-306
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• 2006

Using a variety of chemical geothermometers we estimate the temperature of a deep geothermal reservoir in relation to thermal groundwater in the Bugok area, southern Korea, in order to assess the potential use of geothermal energy in South Korea. Thermal water at Bugok has been exploited down to about 400 m below the land surface and shows the highest outflow temperatures (up to $78{\circ}C$) in South Korea. Based on the hydrochemical data and occurrence, groundwater in Bugok can be classified into three groups: $Na-SO_4$ type thermal groundwater (CTGW) occurring in the central part (about 0.24 $km^2$) $Ca-HCO_3$ type cold groundwater (SCGW) occurring in shallow peripheral parts of CTGW; and the intermediate type groundwater (STGW). CTGW waters are typical of thermal water in the area, because they have the highest outflow temperatures and contain very high concentrations of Na, K and $SiO_2$ due to the sufficient reaction with silicate minerals in deep reservoir. Their enriched $SO_4$ was likely formed by gypsum dissolution. The major ion composition of CTGW shows the general approach to a partial equilibrium state with rocks at depth. The application of various alkali ion geothermometers yields temperature estimates in the range of 88 to $198{\circ}C$ for the thermal reservoir. Multiple mineral equilibrium calculation indicates asimilar but narrower temperature range between about 100 and $155{\circ}C$. These temperature estimates are not significantly higher than the measured outflow temperatures for CTGW Considering the heat loss during the ascent- of thermal waters, this fact may suggest that a thermal reservoir in the study area is likely located at relatively shallow depths (possibly close to the depth of preexisting wells). Therefore, we suggest a high potential for geothermal energy development around the Bugok area in southern Korea.