The variability of rock thermal properties in sedimentary basins and the impact on temperature modelling - A Danish example

Statistical data on the mean formation variability presented here can serve as guidelines to define reasonable variation ranges for the input or the post-processing calibration procedures for geothermal models of sedimentary basins with similar lithologies and genesis to the Danish Basin. In general, knowledge of the variability of formation thermal properties will lead to a significantly lower uncertainty in the temperature calculations, in particular but not exclusively for areas and depths where temperature observations are unavailable.