Spatial Association between the Hot-Springs and Gravity and Magnetic Data in the Paipa Geothermal Complex, Colombia

The Paipa Geothermal Complex (PGC) is a geothermal play located in the central part of Colombia that has been studied in the last 20.

Most of these studies have focused on the geological mapping, chemical composition of the hot-springs, surface temperature, petrography and potential fields. The gravimetric/magnetometric products derived after processing potential geophysical data have been analyzed using conventional GIS overlays and expert opinion that can result in biased interpretation. In this work, the distance-distribution method is used to study the spatial association between hot-springs and some characteristics of the potential fields.

The final goal is to identify the variables of potential fields geophysics that can inform on the occurrence of hot-springs in the PGC area in order to define exploration criteria for geothermal resources in this zone.