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Table 2 Specific heat capacity values [kJ/(kg·K)] at different temperatures (25, 80, 100, 200 °C) and for extrapolated temperatures at reservoir depths 3000 m (103 °C) and 3500 m (117 °C), respectively

From: Geothermal energy from the Main Karoo Basin? New insights from borehole KWV-1 (Eastern Cape, South Africa)

Sample location

Lithology

T = 25 °C

T = 80 °C

T = 100 °C

T = 200 °C

T = 103 °C

T = 117 °C

KWV-1 (borehole)

Siltstone

0.80

0.88

0.91

1.06

0.92

0.94

KWV-1 (borehole)

Very fine-grained sandstone

0.80

0.87

0.89

1.02

0.90

0.92

KWV-1 (borehole)

Fine-grained sandstone

0.80

0.86

0.88

1.00

0.88

0.90

KWV-1 (borehole)

Medium-grained sandstone

0.77

0.83

0.86

0.97

0.86

0.88