The No 313 geological team recently dug a mesothermal geothermal well reaching temperatures of 66 C in Tongluozhai district of Dabieshan (Liuan) Geopark, Anhui province. It is the hottest geothermal well in the geopark with a daily water yield of over 400 cubic meters.

The geothermal well, located in Doushahe village of Huoshan county, is an important hydrologic geological relic that is valuable for research and medical treatment. Since the 1980s, the No 313 geological team has been searching the area for geothermal water. It has dug several geothermal wells after prospecting operations.

Because of the development of tourism, the team launched a new round of exploration with more advanced technologies, utilizing the induced polarization detection method and composite profiling method. After three-months of work, they finally found and completed this geothermal well, which measures 502 meters deep.

By Guo Yi

Edited by Michael Thai, Huang Pei