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Table 6 Simulation parameters’ values and boundary conditions for the optimistic and pessimistic scenarios

From: Geothermal resource assessment of remote sedimentary basins with sparse data: lessons learned from Anticosti Island, Canada

Thermal units

Optimistic scenario

Pessimistic scenario

Lithological zones

Lithological zones

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

Thermal conductivity (W m−1 K−1)

 Ch–Ju–GR

n.a

1.90

1.90

1.90

n.a

2.85

2.85

2.85

 Merrimack

n.a

1.79

1.79

1.79

n.a

2.69

2.69

2.69

 Bs–EB–UV

1.83

1.89

1.85

2.25

2.75

2.83

2.78

3.38

 Lower Vauréal

1.85

1.83

1.81

1.93

2.77

2.74

2.72

2.90

 Macasty

1.74

1.74

1.74

n.a

2.61

2.61

2.61

n.a

 Upper Mingan

1.91

1.83

1.86

1.97

2.87

2.74

2.79

2.95

 Lower Mingan

1.93

1.99

1.92

1.91

2.90

2.98

2.88

2.86

 Romaine

2.53

2.56

2.37

2.38

3.80

3.84

3.55

3.57

 Basement

4.71

2.70

Heat generation rate (µW m−3)

 Ch–Ju–GR

n.a

0.67

0.67

0.67

n.a

0.67

0.67

0.67

 Merrimack

n.a

1.17

1.17

1.17

n.a

1.17

1.17

1.17

 Bs–EB–UV

0.84

0.72

0.90

0.41

0.84

0.72

0.90

0.41

 Lower Vauréal

0.91

0.96

1.06

0.94

0.91

0.96

1.06

0.94

 Macasty

2.87

2.87

2.87

n.a

2.87

2.87

2.87

x

 Upper Mingan

0.63

1.46

1.02

0.71

0.63

1.46

1.02

0.71

 Lower Mingan

0.71

0.83

0.58

0.79

0.71

0.83

0.58

0.79

 Romaine

0.65

0.69

0.74

0.66

0.65

0.69

0.74

0.66

 Basement (for the 3D model)

1.64

0.41

BHT (for the 1D simulations)

Corrected BHT for drilling and paleoclimatic effect

Uncorrected BHT

T0

Undisturbed surface temperature

 

Mantle heat flux

15 mW m−2

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