Application of Different Geothermometrical Techniques to a Low Enthalpy Thermal System

The reservoir temperature of the waters in the low temperature carbonate-evaporitic geothermal system of Arnedillo has been estimated by using two different techniques: 1) chemical geothermometers and 2) geothermometrical modelling. By combining the results of both techniques a reliable range of temperature of 90 ± 20°C has been proposed for the waters in the reservoir. Despite being a carbonate-evaporitic system, the cationic geothermometers have provided good results, which, together with the geothermometrical modelling, indicate that the waters have reached equilibrium with anhydrite, quartz, calcite, dolomite, albite and K-feldspar in the reservoir.