Research Article

Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Geothermometry Applications of Thermal Waters in Coastal Xinzhou and Shenzao Geothermal Fields, Guangdong, China

Table 5

Stable isotopic compositions and calculated recharge elevations of thermal water samples from Xinzhou and Shenzao.

LabelNameType20132014Evaluated recharge ele. (m.a.s.l.)
δDδ18OδDδ18O
( SMOW)( SMOW)( SMOW)( SMOW)

In Xinzhou geothermal field
XH01New holeTD−41.5−6.2942
XH02DunTD−41.2−6.2872
XH03TaTD−41.1−6.2833
XH04JiaTD−41.6−6.5970
XH05DongweiTD−43.2−6.5855
XH07Old holeTD724
XH08XitingTD−42.1−6.7704
XC01ShanbianAW−42.6−6.4−39.8−5.8
XC02CunjinAW−42.8−6.5−44.0−5.8
XC03HuangquanAW−41.4−6.1−41.6−5.5
XC04WeijinAW−41.2−6.2−38.6−6.1
In Shenzao geothermal field
SH01ShenanTD−37.7−5.9−36.4−6.01198
SH02ShenzhongTD−33.8−5.0−36.1−5.81216
SH03ShenliTD−35.3−5.3−36.9−5.91168
SH04ShenhaiTD−34.9−5.4−37.1−6.01155
SC01HaiyanRF−60.1−8.4

TD, thermal drill; AW, agricultural well; RF, rainfall; —, not applicable. Previous data by Yuan et al. (2013).