• Estancias Posdoctorales por México – CONAHCYT
  • Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra
  • Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Dr. Emmanuel Olvera García is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Institute of Earth Sciences Research, University of Michoacán. He earned his B.S. from the National Technological Institute of Mexico, his M.S. from the University of Michoacán, and his Ph.D. from the University of Bari (Italy). For over eight years, his research has focused on geothermal exploration, with particular emphasis on understanding the circulation and storage of geothermal fluids in the upper Earth’s crust, as well as the geological and structural settings that favor this process. His research has involved extensive fieldwork in both active and fossil geothermal systems, including geological mapping, structural and kinematic analyses, hot springs characterization, and geothermal Play Fairway analysis.

Talk Title: Geothermal Potential in Mexico and Structural Control on the Circulation/Storage of Geothermal Fluids

Summary: Mexico lies at the intersection of four tectonic plates: the North American, Pacific, Cocos, and Caribbean plates. This complex tectonic setting leads to active tectonism and magmatism, which allows the formation of convective geothermal systems. These systems can be magmatic or fault-controlled, with hydrothermal fluid circulation primarily occurring at Favorable Structural Settings (FSS) rather than along the mid-segments of regional faults. These FSS locations, such as fault intersections and terminations, enhance connectivity and help maintain open conduits for fluid flow despite the tendency of saline hydrothermal fluids to seal them over time. The talk will explore these geological settings in detail, highlighting Mexico’s geothermal potential.






  

Reserves Audit Leader, Repsol Spain


Sonia Isabella López Kovács is a Petroleum engineer with a MSc in reservoir management; Master Business Administration (MBA) and MSc in renewable energies. 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry as reservoir engineer in green and mature fields. I have been involved in studies of more than 35 fields located in the Europe, Southeast Asia, North Sea, Latin America and Africa for reservoir management and simulation, field development plan, water injection and reserves audit. In the latest years, I am working in business development projects and technical evaluations of acquisitions/divestments assets, and in carbon capture and storage and geothermal projects. I have been participated in several Conferences as speaker with low carbon technologies topics SPE Spain Section Chairperson. EAGE CCS and Geothermal Technical Committe.  SPE Geothermal Technical section Europe Membership Chair


Talk Title : Geothermal energy: make it happen. Opportunities and challenges in its development and utilization


Abstract: Geothermal energy is poised to play a pivotal role in the renewable energy transition, harnessed directly for heating and cooling purposes, to generate clean electricity and lithium extraction. The geothermal market is expected to see a growth towards 2030. To make geothermal energy scalable and make developments viable the industry is developing unconventional techniques such as Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) and advanced geothermal systems (AGS). Additionally, oil and gas industry are including geothermal energy  as part of their strategy and portfolio taking advantage of the knowledge it has of the subsurface, skills and expertise

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