TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mottaghy, Darius
A1  - Vosteen, Hans-Dieter
A1  - Schellschmidt, Rüdiger
T1  - Temperature dependence of the relationship of thermal diffusivity versus thermal conductivity for crystalline rocks
JF  - International Journal of Earth Sciences
Y1  - 2008
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00531-007-0238-3
SN  - 1437-3262
VL  - 97
IS  - 2
SP  - 435
EP  - 442
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mottaghy, Darius
A1  - Pechnig, Renate
A1  - Vogt, Christian
T1  - The geothermal project Den Haag: 3D numerical models for temperature prediction and reservoir simulation
JF  - Geothermics
N2  - The proposed Den Haag Zuidwest district heating system of the city of The Hague consists of a deep doublet in a Jurassic sandstone layer that is designed for a production temperature of 75 °C and a reinjection temperature of 40 °C at a flow rate of 150 m3 h−1. The prediction of reservoir temperature and production behavior is crucial for success of the proposed geothermal doublet. This work presents the results of a study of the important geothermal and geohydrological issues for the doublet design. In the first phase of the study, the influences of the three-dimensional (3D) structures of anticlines and synclines on the temperature field were examined. A comprehensive petrophysical investigation was performed to build a large scale 3D-model of the reservoir. Several bottomhole temperatures (BHTs), as well as petrophysical logs were used to calibrate the model using thermal conductivity measurements on 50 samples from boreholes in different lithological units in the study area. Profiles and cross sections extracted from the calculated temperature field were used to study the temperature in the surrounding areas of the planned doublet. In the second phase of the project, a detailed 3D numerical reservoir model was set up, with the aim of predicting the evolution of the producer and injector temperatures, and the extent of the cooled area around the injector. The temperature model from the first phase provided the boundary conditions for the reservoir model. Hydraulic parameters for the target horizons, such as porosity and permeability, were taken from data available from the nearby exploration wells. The simulation results are encouraging as no significant thermal breakthrough is predicted. For the originally planned location of the producer, the extracted water temperature is predicted to be around 79 °C, with an almost negligible cooling in the first 50 years of production. When the producer is located shallower parts of the reservoir, the yield water temperatures is lower, starting at ≈76 °C and decreasing to ≈74 °C after 50 years of operation. This comparatively larger decrease in temperature with time is caused by the structural feature of the reservoir, namely a higher dip causes the cooler water to easily move downward. In view of the poor reservoir data, the reservoir simulation model is constructed to allow iterative updates using data assimilation during planned drilling, testing, and production phases. Measurements during an 8 h pumping test carried out in late 2010 suggest that a flow rate of 150 m3 h−1 is achievable. Fluid temperatures of 76.5 °C were measured, which is very close to the predicted value.
Y1  - 2011
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2011.07.001
SN  - 0375-6505
VL  - 40
IS  - 3
SP  - 199
EP  - 210
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Vogt, C.
A1  - Mottaghy, Darius
A1  - Rath, V.
A1  - Marquart, G.
A1  - Dijkshoorn, L.
A1  - Wolf, A.
A1  - Clauser, C.
T1  - Vertical variation in heat flow on the Kola Peninsula: palaeoclimate or fluid flow?
JF  - Geophysical Journal International
N2  - Following earlier studies, we present forward and inverse simulations of heat and fluid transport of the upper crust using a local 3-D model of the Kola area. We provide best estimates for palaeotemperatures and permeabilities, their errors and their dependencies. Our results allow discriminating between the two mentioned processes to a certain extent, partly resolving the non-uniqueness of the problem. We find clear indications for a significant contribution of advective heat transport, which, in turn, imply only slightly lower ground surface temperatures during the last glacial maximum relative to the present value. These findings are consistent with the general background knowledge of (i) the fracture zones and the corresponding fluid movements in the bedrock and (ii) the glacial history of the Kola area.
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggu282
SN  - 1365-246X
VL  - 199
IS  - 2
SP  - 829
EP  - 843
PB  - Oxford University Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kürten, Sylvia
A1  - Mottaghy, Darius
A1  - Ziegler, Martin
T1  - Wärmeübergangswiderstand bei flächigen thermo-aktiven Bauteilen am Beispiel thermo-aktiver Abdichtungselemente
JF  - Bautechnik
Y1  - 2013
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bate.201300035
SN  - 1437-0999
VL  - 90
IS  - 7
SP  - 387
EP  - 394
PB  - Ernst & Sohn
CY  - Berlin
ER  -