SCIENCES
PUBLICATIONS SCIENTIFIQUES
ANNÉES
2025
- Bellanger, M., Hermant, B., Angrand, P., Dall’Asta, N., Grelier, J., Hantraye, A., … & Auxiètre, M. (2025, June). New imaging technology for deep geothermal exploration. In 86th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Vol. 2025, No. 1, pp. 1-5). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.
- Milesi, G., Monie, P., Munch, P., Soliva, R., Valla, P., Bruguier, O., … & Bellanger, M. (2025, September). Low temperature thermochronology in fault zones: a tool for geothermal exploration. In 18th International Conference on Thermochronology.
- Do Carmo, C. P., Vanderhaeghe, O., Laurent, O., Berger, J., Bellanger, M., Leisen, M., & Chmeleff, J. (2025). Petrogenetic link between
metasedimentary rocks, migmatites and granitoids in the Variscan basement of the Pontgibaud area, French Massif Central–implications for the crustal structure. BSGF-Earth Sciences Bulletin, 196, 13.
- Hermant, B., Kiersnowski, L., & Bellanger, M. (2025). Using Deep Learning to Map Quaternary Faults in Western USA. PROCEEDINGS, 50thh Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 10-12, 2025.
- Penhoët, E., Arbaret, L., Guillou-Frottier, L., Duwiquet, H., Gumiaux, C., & Bellanger, M. (2025). Fluid flow in crustal fault zones with
varying lengthwise thickness: application to the Margeride fault zone (French Massif Central). Geothermal Energy, 13(1), 6.
- Dall’Asta, N., Bellanger, M., & Hermant, B. (2025). Stress-strain evaluation around western Saxony fault network using COULOMB3D: a geothermal resource perspective. European geothermal congress proceedings, 2025.
ANNÉES
2024
- Ars, J. M., Tarits, P., Hautot, S., & Bellanger, M. (2024). Geophysical models integration using principal component analysis: application to unconventional geothermal exploration. Geophysical Journal International, 239(3), 1789-1798.
- Dall’Asta, N., Manatschal, G., & Hoareau, G. (2024). Linking mineral deposits to crustal necking: insights from the Western Alps. Mineralium Deposita, 59(4), 773-793.
ANNÉES
2023
- Redouane, M., Bellanger, M., Haissen, F., Sadki, O., & Raji, M. (2023) ; The influence of thermal conductivity on the thermal state of Central and Eastern geological units of the Rif belt (Morocco). Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 16(5), 303.
- Lavoué, A., Bellanger, M., Mordret, A., Plasman, M., Hermant, B., & Hollis, D. (2023, November) ; Passive Seismic Tomography for La Sioule Geothermal Exploration Project. In Second EAGE Workshop on Geothermal Energy in Latin America (Vol. 2023, No. 1, pp. 1-4). European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers.
- Morency, C., & Bellanger, M. (2023, December) ; 2D numerical simulations of seismoelectric signals to inform optimal field deployment at the geothermal site in La Sioule (France). In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2023, pp. S21A-05).
ANNÉES
2022
- H. Duwiquet [Ph.D Thesis] 2022 ; Crustal Fault Zones as geothermal power systems. Contribution of numerical modelling and comparison with natural systems.2022. https://www.theses.fr/s264921
- H. Duwiquet, F. Magri, S. Lopez, T. Guillon, L. Arbaret, M. Bellanger & L. Guillou-Frottier. (2022). Tectonic Regime as a Control Factor for Crustal Fault Zone (CFZ) Geothermal Reservoir in an Amagmatic System: A 3D Dynamic Numerical Modeling Approach. DOI:10.1007/s11053-022-10116-w
- Bastien Hermant, Mathieu Bellanger, Stéphane Galibert, Jean-Luc Auxiètre. (Oct. 2022). The GEOPULSE geothermal project (France) : a crustal fault zone geothermal system demonstrator, GRC 2022
- Bastien Hermant, Alexandre Kazantsev, Mathieu Bellanger. (2020). New approach to design a seismic monitoring network using geology, physics and combinatorics: application to a geothermal prospect in the French Massif Central; European Geothermal Congress 2022
- Bastien Hermant, Mathieu Bellanger, Stéphane Galibert. (2022). 3D stress modelling on structural network: pre-drilling modelling for the GEOPULSE geothermal power project in the French Massif Central; European Geothermal Congress 2022
- Milesi, G., Monié, P., Soliva, R., Münch, P., Valla, P. G., Brichau, S., … & Bellanger, M. (2022). Deciphering the Cenozoic exhumation history of the Eastern Pyrenees along a crustal-scale normal fault using low-temperature thermochronology. https://doi.
org/10.1002/essoar.10510891.1
- Bellanger, M., Hermant B., Galibert S., Kazantsev A. (2022). Probabilistic stress tensor evaluation in the context of geothermal exploration before the first drilling: the method applied on the GEOPULSE geothermal project (France). GRC2022.
- Bellanger, M., Hermant B. (2022). Blind geothermal system: from Crustal Fault Zone concept to power plants. Example from GEOPULSE project and European perspectives. GEoTherm Workshop march 24-25, ANR MRSEI EDGEO Program.
ANNÉES
2021
- Morency, C., Matzel, E., Grobbe, N., Brito, D., Bordes, C., Barucq, H., … & Fageras, B. (2021, December). Overview and Preliminary Results of the Project SEE4GEO: Seismoelectric Effects for Geothermal Resources Assessment and Monitoring. In AGU Fall Meeting 2021. AGU.
- Hugo, D., Magri, F., Lopez, S., Guillon, T., Arbaret, L., Bellanger, M., & Guillou-Frottier, L. (2021). Tectonic Regime as a Control Factor for Crustal Fault Zone (CFZ) Geothermal Reservoir in an Amagmatic System. https://doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10508352.1
- Morency, C., Matzel, E., Grobbe, N., Brito, D., Bordes, C., Barucq, H., … & Fagerås, B. (2021, September). Seismoelectric effects for geothermal resources assessment and monitoring. In First International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy (pp. 3130-3134). Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
- Duwiquet, H., Guillou-Frottier, L., Bellanger, M., Arbaret, L., & Heap, M. (2021, May). Crustal Fault Zones: New targets for geothermal exploration? Insights from the Pontgibaud Fault Zone in the French Massif Central. In WGC2020.
- Duwiquet, H., Guillou-Frottier, L., Arbaret, L., Bellanger, M., Guillon, T., & Heap, M. (2021, February). Crustal Fault Zones (CFZ) as Geothermal Power Systems: 3D Variation of Permeability and Related Processes. In Stanford Geothermal Workshop.
- Duwiquet, H., Guillou-Frottier, L., Arbaret, L., Bellanger, M., Guillon, T., & Heap, M. J. (2021). Crustal Fault Zones (CFZ) as Geothermal Power Systems: A Preliminary 3D THM Model Constrained by a Multidisciplinary Approach. Geofluids, 2021.
- Bastien Hermant, Elisa Colas, Delphine Patriarche, Jean-Luc Auxiètre, Mathieu Bellanger. (2021). New High Temperature Geothermal Area Highlighted by Analogy with Geothermal Fields of an up-to-date Database, World Geothermal Congress 2020+1
ANNÉES
2020
- Milesi et al. (2020) | Gaétan Milesi, Patrick Monié, Philippe Münch, Roger Soliva, Audrey Taillefer, Olivier Bruguier, Mathieu Bellanger, Michaël Bonno, and Céline Martin. 2020. Tracking geothermal anomalies along a crustal fault using (U-Th)/He apatite thermochronology and REE analyses, the example of the Têt fault (Pyrenees, France) Solid Earth Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/se-2020-54
- Guillou-Frottier et al. (2020) | Laurent Guillou-Frottier, Hugo Duwiquet, Gaëtan Launay, Audrey Taillefer, Vincent Roche, Gaétan Link. 2020. On morphology and amplitude of 2D and 3D thermal anomalies induced by buoyancy-driven flow within and around fault zones. Solid Earth Discussions (2020): 1-45.
ANNÉES
2019
- Duwiquet et al. (2019) | Duwiquet H., R.Arbaret, L. Guillou-Frottier, M. J. Heap, M. Bellanger. 2019. On the geothermal potential of crustal fault zones: a case study from the Pontgibaud area (French Massif Central, France) Geothermal Energy (2019) 7:33 10.1186/s40517-019-0150-7
- Milési et al. (2019) | Milési G., R. Soliva, P. Münch, M. Bellanger, O. Bruguier, M. Bonno, A. Taillefer, S. Mayolle. 2019. Mapping a geothermal anomaly using apatite (U‐Th)/He thermochronology in the Têt fault damage zone, eastern Pyrenees, France. Terra Nova; doi:10.1111/ter.12429
- Bellanger et al. (2019) | Bellanger, M., B. Hermant, S. Galibert, J.-L. Auxiètre. 2019. Fault-controlled hydrothermal system associated with major Crustal Fault Zone : future drilling target to assess the deep geothermal potential – The Sioule license project. EGC 2019 – Poster session
- Duwiquet et al. (2019) | Duwiquet, H., L. Arbaret M. Bellanger, L. Guillou-Frottier, M. J. Heap. 2019.
Are Crustal Fault Zones viable geothermal resources? Insights from the Pontgibaud Fault in French Massif Central. EGC 2019 – Oral session
- Hermant et al. (2019) | Hermant, B., E. Colas, D. Patriarche, J.-L. Auxiètre, M. Bellanger. 2019. New classification of high temperature geothermal systems based on 110 geothermal fields worlwide. EGC 2019 – Oral session
- Ars et al. (2019) | Ars, J.M., P. Tarits, S. Hautot, M. Bellanger, O. Coutant, M. Maïa. 2019. Joint inversion of gravity and surface wave data constrained by magnetotelluric : application to deep geothermal exploration of crustal fault zone in felsic basement. Geothermics, 80, 56-68
ANNÉES
2018
- Duwiquet et al. (2018) | Duwiquet H., M. Bellanger, L. Arbaret, L. Guillou-Frottier, M. Heap. 2018.
Crustal fault zones: new targets for geothermal exploration? Preliminary numerical simulations of the Pontigbaud fault (French Massif Central) EGW2018, Strasbourg – Poster Session
- Raisson et al. (2018) | Raisson, F., O. Garnier, J.-L. Auxiètre, M. Bellanger. 2018. A geothermal project as a complement for an oil field development. APG2018, Utrecht – Oral Session
- Milesi et al. (2018) | Milési, G., P. Monié, R. Soliva, P. Münch, M. Bellanger, A; Taillefer, O. Bruguier, M. Bonno. 2018.
Low-temperature (U-Th)/he thermochronometry applied to an active hydrothermal system. The example of the Têt fault (Eastern Pyrénées, France). EGU2018 – Poster Session
ANNÉES
2017
- Bellanger et al. (2017) | Bellanger, M., J.-M. Ars, J.-L. Auxiètre, S. Hautot, B. Hermant, P. Tarits. 2017. High temperature geothermal resources of crustal fault zones: a dedicated approach. 79th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2017-Workshops – Poster session
- Ars et al. (2017) | Ars, J.-M., P. Tarits, S. Hautot, M. Bellanger, M. Maïa, O. Coutant, J.-L. Auxiètre, J. Perrot. 2017. Constrained inversion of magnetotelluric and gravity data applied to deep geothermal exploration in the Sioule Valley, Massif-Central, France. GRC transactions, Vol. 41, p1628-1637 – Poster session
ANNÉES
2016
- Bellanger et al. (2016) | Bellanger, M., J.-L. Auxiètre, J.-M. Ars, S. Hautot, P. Tarits. 2016. The key role of first order geological paradigm in deep geothermal exploration. EGC2016, Strasbourg – Poster Session S-GE-113
- Auxietre et al. (2016) | Auxiètre, J.-L., M. Bellanger, J.-M. Ars, M. Auxiètre. 2016. Exploration for EGS fields: innovative approach in deep geothermal contexts and R&D strategy. EGC2016, Strasbourg – Poster Session S-GE-118
- Ars et al (2016) | Ars, J.-M., P. Tarits, M. Bellanger, S. Hautot, O. Coutant, J.-L. Auxiètre, M. Maïa. 2016. Geophysical joint inversion applied to deep geothermal exploration. EGC2016, Strasbourg – Poster Session S-GP-206
- Ars et al (2016) | Ars, J.-M., P. Tarits, M. Bellanger, S. Hautot, O. Coutant, J.-L. Auxiètre, M. Maïa. 2016. Magnetotelluric joint inversion applied to deep geothermal exploration. EMIW2016, Chiang Mai – Poster Session


