ABSTRACT
Egypt lies in the northeast comer of the African continent close to the northeastern margins of the African plate. Heat flow data from northern Egypt, therefore, provide a link between these two contrasting heat flow provinces. Different attempts have been made to estimate the geothermal gradient and heat flow in different regions of Egypt. A generalized stratigraphic column for the northern Western Desert of Egypt is used to estimate the mean thermal conductivity of the rocks relevant to northern Egypt geothermal gradient. The nine sites in eastern Egypt with the exception of the Shagar water well are all in Precambrian basement outcrops which generally have a higher thermal conductivity than the sediments of western Egypt. In contrast with western Egypt, many of the estimated heat flow values for eastern Egypt are high. The highest value of heat flow in eastern Egypt in Pre-cambrian basement, and which is calculated from abundant statistically-valid measured conductivities.
