Watson and Westaway (2020) (WW) quantified subsurface temperature variations caused by anthropogenic climate change and urban/industrial development in Glasgow, using temperature data from the Glasgow Geothermal Energy Research Field Site (GGERFS) well GGC-01 (at site G-10; Fig. 1), noting implications for the thermal physics of this site. Monaghan et al. (2021) (MMS) have queried points, noted in passing by WW, on other aspects: the GGERFS purpose, location, design, heat resource and cost.
Map of the study area, SE of Glasgow city centre, showing actual and ‘descoped’ GGERFS sites and other localities discussed in the text. For Dalmarnock Colliery, at British National Grid reference NS 61181 62715 (D), the ‘old’ and ‘new’ pits of Farme Colliery, c. NS 622 624 (F1 and F2), and Westmuir Colliery, represented by Carntyne pit, c. NS 634 644 (W1), and Wellshot pit, c. NS 641 639 (W2), the areas of workings are illustrated schematically, after Monaghan et al. (2017); these are c. 0.7 km2 each for Dalmarnock and Westmuir collieries and c. 1.4 km2 for Farme Colliery. Surface workings of former collieries surrounding these mined areas include: Caroline pit, c. NS 634 640 (C); Eastbank pit, c. NS 649 639 (Eb); Easterhill Colliery, c. NS 636 624 (Eh); three pits of Eastfield Colliery, c. NS 627 614, 629 615 and 631 614 (E1, E2 and E3); pit 4, c. NS 609 620, and pit 5, c. NS 605 623, of Govan Colliery (G4 and G5); pit 1, c. NS 616 613, and pit 3, c. NS 618 618, of Stonelaw Colliery (S1 and S3); and Springbank pit, c. NS 623 638 (Sp). The Shawfield Chemical Works is c. NS 60720 62250; the Shettleston minewater heat project is c. NS 644 …
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Reply to discussion on ‘Borehole temperature log from the Glasgow Geothermal Energy Research Field Site: a record of past changes to ground surface temperature caused by urban development’ by Watson and Westaway 2020 (SJG, 56, 134–152)
