Aydın-Germencik Ömerbeyli geothermal field is a high temperature field located at eastern of Büyük Menderes graben at boundary of Ömerbeyli-Alangullu area. Ömerbeyli geothermal reservoir is a “water dominated” geothermal reservoir with the highest temperature (232 oC).
Ömerbeyli geothermal field where is controlled by graben fault system. Geological, geophysical, geochemical studies, drilling and test of MTA show that reservoir temperature of the field is up to 232 oC. A total of 9 production wells were drilled between 1982-1986 years by MTA.
GÜRMAT was drilled additional 9 new wells with using new and modern drilling technology between 2007-2008 years for supply geothermal steam to Germencik power plant and reinjection of waste water.