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Table 4 Comparison of thermal data from the FFC-1 well with other deep boreholes drilled in the crystalline upper crust

From: Evaluation of deep geothermal exploration drillings in the crystalline basement of the Fennoscandian Shield Border Zone in south Sweden

 

FFC-1

DGE-1a

Gravberg-1b

Bh32012 in Lake Vätternc

Outokumpu R-2500d

Hunt well, Western Canadae

Depth, m

3133

3702

6957

1820

2516

2363

Temperature, °C

84

85

116

37

40

47

Q, mW/m2

51–66f

58f

50

35–47

40–45

51

Gradient, °C/km

7–24

22–24

14–18

15–20

14–17

20

K, W/(m K)

2.4–3.6

2.5–3.6

3.4

1.8–2.8

2.5–3.3

2.5

A, μW/m3

3.0f

5.8f

2.0–5.0

0.1f

1.6–5.4

2.9–3.4

Dominating rock types

Gneiss, amphibolite

Gneiss, amphibolite

Granite

Diorite

Metasediments Pegmatitic granite, ultramafic rocks

Gneiss, granite, mylonite

  1. The table is partly based on information in Rosberg and Erlström (2019)
  2. aRosberg and Erlström (2019)
  3. bAldahan et al. (1991)
  4. cSundberg et al. (2016)
  5. dKukkonen et al. (2011)
  6. eMajorovicz et al. (2014)
  7. fWeighted average