Mapping the Geothermal Potential of Fault Zones in the Belgium-Netherlands Border Region

Abstract

Faults can determine the success or failure of low enthalpy geothermal projects. This is due to their capacity to behave as pathways or baffles to geothermal water (or both simultaneously) and their prevalence throughout the subsurface. Here we present an initial assessment of the possibility for faults in the Northern Belgium (Flanders) and Netherlands border region to impact the geothermal potential of four selected reservoirs.