The Prediction for Favorable Areas of Hot Dry Rock Exploration in the Northern Part of Songliao Basin

After years of research about the geothermal resources in the northern part of Songliao Basin, preliminary results have been achieved in the exploration and development of middle-shallow layer geothermal resources and oilfield production water geothermal resources. The Hot Dry Rock is as a special kind of geothermal resources, it shows the advantages of high heat, wide distribution, unaffected by the season and natural condition, etc. The exploration and utilization of the Hot Dry Rock in the deep of the northern part of Songliao Basin is very important for the energy conservation and emission reductions and the sustainable development of Daqing Oilfield which heat consumption is very higher in oil production. This article analyzed the possibility of Hot Dry Rock existing in the northern part of Songliao Basin through the study of crust structure, structure and geothermal field and predicted the favorable areas of Hot Dry Rock exploration. It indicates the direction of next step for Hot Dry Rock exploration and utilization.