Uydu Gravite Verileri Kullanılarak Bölgenin Jeotermal Potansiyelinin Belirlenmesi

As a result of continental-continental

collisions in the Eastern Anatolia region, shortening in the N-S direction and

thickening of the crust are observed. As a result of this crustal thickening,

the drilling costs of potential oil and geothermal studies in the region are

more costly. Therefore, the more the area can be narrowed in these studies, the

more savings can be made. Within the scope of this study, the region of Oltu

and its surroundings was evaluated with satellite-based Bouguer gravity data.

By evaluating the satellite-based Bouguer gravity data, the areas with density

changes in the underground in the region were determined. Thus, it will be

investigated whether these are caused by geothermal resources or by oil or by

an intrusion. Firstly, the tensors of the Bouguer gravity data were calculated

and then the gravity tensor invariant was obtained. When the findings obtained

as a result of the study are analysed, maximum values are found in the

invariant map in Oltu and its surroundings, especially near Olur Thermal facility

and Köprüköy Deliçermik hot spot. In Esendal village, which is located in the

N-NW of Yusufeli, it was seen in the reports of MTA that geothermal drilling

was carried out and maximum values were encountered here in our results. In the

future geothermal studies planned for Artvin or for this region, this method

can be applied first to determine whether there is potential or not. In

addition, these studies can be carried out with less cost by narrowing the area

studied. Increasing geothermal facilities for the region will contribute to

making it a very important regional attraction centre in terms of tourism.<o:p></o:p>