Division of the Geothermal Resources in the Northern Shandong Province

This paper analyzes geological conditions of geothermal reservoirs in the Neogene Guantao Formation, Paleogene Dongying Formation and Cambrian-Ordovician of Lower Paleozoic, and suggests that they are of great value to develop geotherm, especially in the Neogene Guantao Formation geothermal reservoirs. Based on the geological structure, type of geothermal reservoirs and grades of geothermal gradient, and the principle of prior-exploitation, junior-exploitation, common-exploitation and prospect exploitation, the geothermal reservoirscan be divided into 6 geothermal areas and 16 sub-areas.