A collection of 3D geomodels of the Los Humeros and Acoculco geothermal systems (Mexico)

Philippe Calcagno (1) , Eugenio Trumpy (2) , Luis Carlos Gutiérrez-Negrín (3) , Domenico Liotta (2, 4)

1 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
2 IGG - CNR Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources
3 Geoconsul
4 UNIBA - Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro = University of Bari Aldo Moro

This paper aims at sharing 3D geological models that were constructed at different scales in two Mexican geothermal areas as part of the European-Mexican GEMex project. The project was devoted to investigate superhot resources in Los Humeros and enhanced geothermal systems in Acoculco, both areas located in eastern Mexico. To build confidence in the resultant datasets and to potentially inform the development of models in similar contexts, the methodology is also described. The models integrate the main geological and geothermal features of the study areas and served as a framework for subsequent calculations and simulations. Preliminary models were based on data available at the beginning of the project, and were updated several times as new geological, geochemical, and geophysical field-data were obtained. The construction of the geomodels was performed in a collaborative and interdisciplinary way, using an existing software, and ultimately enabled a consensus interpretation and representation to be reached by the several disciplinary experts involved.

Mots clés: Geochemistry; Geophysics; Hydrogeology; Structural geology; Volcanology

Domaines: Sciences de la Terre

Philippe Calcagno, Eugenio Trumpy, Luis Carlos Gutiérrez-Negrín, Domenico Liotta. A collection of 3D geomodels of the Los Humeros and Acoculco geothermal systems (Mexico). Scientific Data , 2022, 9 (1), pp.280. ⟨10.1038/s41597-022-01327-0⟩. ⟨hal-03695742⟩