Geothermal Wells
This dataset comprises a collection of shapefiles detailing the geographical locations and attributes of various wells across Africa, with a strong focus on geothermal exploration and assessment. Together, these layers offer a valuable resource for geothermal energy planning, subsurface geological analysis, and infrastructure mapping. The collection includes the following spatial data layers:
- Wells: Maps the locations of various existing well types and provides critical geothermal metrics where available, including well names, temperature correction states, thermal gradients, heat flow, and heat production data.
- BGS Well: A compiled spatial layer derived from scientific literature that categorizes well locations and types.
- Planned wells: Highlights the prospective locations of future geothermal wells across the continent.
These layers are part of the Geothermal Atlas for Africa developed within the LEAP-RE project"
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Jones, D.J.R. (2022). Trans-African Regional Geo-data for the Energy Transition (TARGET) model. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/e9ca452b-5cca-4953-b5a4-397c4d622ea5
British Geological Survey. (2016). Africa Groundwater Atlas. from https://www.bgs.ac.uk/geology-projects/africa-groundwater-atlas/
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