20210804 10372600 1.0 TRUE 150000000 5000 Jeff McKinnon Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines, Geoscience and Mines Branch, Geological Survey Division Geologist/GIS Specialist 20210803 ArcGIS Metadata 1.0 http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dp534.asp ArcGIS File Geodatabase (GDB) and ESRI Shapefiles (SHP) 10.7.1 h534nsgt_geothermal_resource ZIP archive file Feature class released as part of Digital Product 534 and contains data pertaining to geothermal potential for electricity generation by geothermal area Jeff Poole Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines, Geoscience and Mines Branch, Geological Survey Division Digital Information Services Supervisor (902)-424-8139 (902)-424-7735 1701 Hollis Street, P.O. Box 698 Halifax Nova Scotia B3J 2T9 CA Jeff.Poole@novascotia.ca Jeff Poole Geothermal Potential for Electricity Generation by Geothermal Evaluation Area 2021-08-01T00:00:00 Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines, Geoscience and Mines Branch, Geological Survey Division Gavin Kennedy Hydrogeologist 1701 Hollis Street, P.O. Box 698 Halifax Nova Scotia B3J 2T9 Gavin.Kennedy@novascotia.ca CA (902)-424-2516 (902)-424-7735 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AST Monday - Friday vector digital data <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset is part of a project to assess the geothermal resources in onshore Nova Scotia.The objective of this project is to: (i) provide a review of the general types of geothermal resources in Nova Scotia (excluding shallow resources utilized by ground-source heat pumps) with reference to key regional, national and global examples; (ii) provide a preliminary evaluation of the potential and favourability for geothermal electricity generation and heat production across the province; (iii) recommend next steps to further de-risk targeted areas; and (iv) describe the economic case for potential geothermal resource exploration and development in the province.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> Geothermal potential for electricity generation from deep aquifers or with enhanced geothermal systems in Nova Scotia -Comeau, F.-A., Sejourne, S., Raymond, J., 2020. Assessment of geothermal resources in onshore Nova Scotia, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) and Enki GeoSolutions -Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines; -Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture; -Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia Gavin Kennedy Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines, Geoscience and Mines Branch, Geological Survey Division Hydrogeologist (902)-424-2516 (902)-424-7735 1701 Hollis Street, P.O. Box 698 Halifax Nova Scotia B3J 2T9 CA Gavin.Kennedy@novascotia.ca 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AST Monday - Friday Jeff Poole Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines, Geoscience and Mines Branch, Geological Survey Division Digital Information Services Supervisor (902)-424-8139 (902)-424-7735 1701 Hollis Street, P.O. Box 698 Halifax Nova Scotia B3J 2T9 CA Jeff.Poole@novascotia.ca Nova Scotia geothermal; geothermal potential; direct-use of heat; electricity generation; aquifer; EGS; enhanced geothermal system; borehole heat exchanger; BHE; abandoned mines; heating capacity; cooling capacity; geothermal gradient; groundwater; geoscientificInformation Geothermal Energy; Green Energy; Geothermal Potential; Enhanced Geothermal System Subsurface Temperature; Groundwater; Geothermal Gradient; Geoscientific Information; Economic Geology; Electricity Heating; Cooling; Nova Scotia <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN>Nova Scotia Open Government License</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> The access constraints are contained in the License Agreement which the user must agree to before using the data. A copy of the License Agreement is included with the digital product. 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A copy of the terms and conditions of the license are available with the downloaded product Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595 true -66.594989 -59.511203 47.264915 43.363551 Data Set ID = h534ns; Theme ID = h534nsgt; Data Class = hgeo; Project ID = Geothermal Potential Comeau, F.-A., Sejourne, S., Raymond, J., 2020. Assessment of geothermal resources in onshore Nova Scotia. Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) and Enki GeoSolutions 2021-04-01T00:00:00 Prepared for the Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia on behalf of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy and Mines. 205 p. document In August 2021, this feature class was released as part of DP ME 534 (Geothermal Potential in Onshore Nova Scotia) by the Department of Energy and Mines. In the context of a collaborative program with Nova Scotia’s Department of Agriculture (NSDA) and Nova Scotia’s Department of Energy and Mines (NSDEM), the Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) held a request for proposals to assess the geothermal resources in onshore Nova Scotia. The team of INRS and Enki GeoSolutions was selected for a study to provide: 1) A review of the general types of geothermal resources in Nova Scotia with reference to key regional, national and global examples; 2) A preliminary evaluation of the potential/favorability of Nova Scotia’s geothermal resources (direct use of heat, electricity generation, and heating and cooling from abandoned mines); 3) Recommendations for next steps to further de-risk targeted areas; 4) A discussion about the economic case for potential geothermal resource exploration and development in the province. 2020-03-01T00:00:00 In March 2020, compilation of data to evaluate geothermal potential in onshore Nova Scotia from direct-use of heat from mid-depth aquifers or with deep borehole heat exchanger, electricity generation from deep aquifers or with enhanced geothermal systems, heating and cooling capacity from abandoned mines. Average geothermal gradients have been calculated for each sedimentary basin by integrating the geothermal gradients derived from the temperatures measured in wells for which a good or a very good level of confidence has been established and from the annual mean surface temperature corresponding to the location of these wells. A methodology was established in order to identify and rank the geothermal potential for electricity generation and for direct-use of heat for evaluation areas across Nova Scotia (Section 6). Five criteria were considered, with different weight factors according to their relative importance: • Temperature of potential reservoirs (× 3) • Depth of potential reservoirs (× 3) • Lithology of potential reservoirs (× 2) • Temperature uncertainty in the zone (× 1) • Geological uncertainty in the zone (× 1) 2020-03-01T00:00:00 In fall of 2020, Gavin Kennedy with the Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines (NSDEM) was provided with the geothermal potential dataset with the purpose of NSDEM releasing a series of datasets relating to geothermal potential in Nova Scotia. Mainly for the purpose of providing summary level information for each evaluation area, Gavin created the EG_POT field to indicate overall electricity generation potential for evaluation area 2020-10-01T00:00:00 No conformance or quantitative result is available No conformance or quantitative result is available 1 189 h534nsgt_geothermal_resource ESRI file geodatabase feature class polygons - geothermal potential (for electricity generation from deep aquifers or with enhanced geothermal systems) http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. OID 4 0 0 Shape Feature geometry. Esri Coordinates defining the features. Geometry 0 0 0 Area_Cat Evaluation area category according to how area boundaries were defined Gavin Kennedy No domain attached to database table String 100 0 0 EG_Pot Overall electricity generation potential for evaluation area Gavin Kennedy No domain attached to database table String 100 0 0 UH_Pot Overall direct heat potential for evaluation area Gavin Kennedy No domain attached to database table 100 0 0 area_name Name of the area evaluated: sedimentary basins, Meguma Terrane and Devonian intrusives Comeau et al. (2020) String 60 0 0 Multiple area names temp_level Level of understanding of the underground temperature for the area Comeau et al. (2020) String 50 0 0 No domain attached to database table subs_level Level of understanding of the subsurface geometry for the area Comeau et al. (2020) String 50 0 0 No domain attached to database table aq_EG_C Potential for electricity generation expressed in Celsius Comeau et al. (2020) String 50 0 0 No domain attached to database table aq_UH_C Potential for direct-use of heat expressed in Celsius Comeau et al. (2020) String 50 0 0 No domain attached to database table EGS_C Potential for enhanced geothermal systems expressed in Celsius Comeau et al. (2020) String 50 0 0 No domain attached to database table BHE_C Potential for deep borehole heat exchangers expressed in Celsius Comeau et al. (2020) String 50 0 0 No domain attached to database table num_mines Number of abandoned mines present in the area Comeau et al. (2020) Integer 4 0 0 No domain attached to database table heat_MW_h Total heating capacity from the abandoned mines present in the area expressed in Megawatts per hour Comeau et al. (2020) Double 8 0 0 No domain attached to database table cool_MW_h Total cooling capacity from the abandoned mines present in the area expressed in Megawatts per hour Comeau et al. (2020) Double 8 0 0 No domain attached to database table grad_C_km Geothermal gradient calculated for the area expressed in Celsius per kilometer Comeau et al. (2020) Double 8 0 0 Geothermal gradient has a wide range of values and thus doesn't have a domain Tech_Cat Technology category, from experimental to operational Gavin Kennedy No domain attached to database table String 100 0 0 Shape_Length Length of feature in internal units. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Double 8 0 0 HT_CL_MW_h Combined heating and cooling capacity from abandoned mines for evaluation area expressed in Megawatts per hour Gavin Kennedy Double 8 0 0 Value is unique to feature Shape_Area Area of feature in internal units squared. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Double 8 0 0 dataset_id Identifier given to dataset NSDEM Geological Survey Division GIS Group All features in this feature class have the same dataset_id String 8 0 0 theme_id Identifier given to theme type NSDEM Geological Survey Division GIS Group All features in this feature class have the same theme_id String 8 0 0 source_id Numeric Source ID NSDEM Geological Survey Division GIS Group Source-id is unique to feature Integer 4 0 0 gcode Geological code given to feature NSDEM Geological Survey Division GIS Group All features in this feature class have the same gcode String 32 0 0 gcode_desc Description of geological code NSDEM Geological Survey Division GIS Group All features in this feature class have the same geo_desc String 96 0 0 geo_id Unique ID given to each individual feature within a theme NSDEM Geological Survey Division GIS Group Unique identifer Integer 4 0 0 geo_num Unique ID given to each individual feature within a dataset NSDEM Geological Survey Division GIS Group Unique identifier String 32 0 0