Comments to Olvera-Garc?a, E., Avila-Olivera, J.A., Figueroa-Soto, A., Coolbaugh, M., Liotta D., 2025. Data-driven play fairway analysis applied to Los Humeros geothermal field, Mexico. Geothermics, 130, 103,337

The integration methodologies were developed first for GIS models in the exploration program of specific prospects and were further extended using geothermal play characterization to be applied in a regional scale. The exploration of geothermal resources takes as guide conceptual models that allow identification of promising areas based on a reduced set of parameters that characterize a specific type of geothermal systems. In regional exploration, the conceptual models are commonly based on geothermal play definition and the geothermal Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) is a systematic method that describes areas corresponding to the conditions that characterize a specific type of play. As stated, PFA is a regional exploration method; nevertheless, some studies for the expansion of active fields have been incorrectly denominated as Play Fairway Analysis; therefore, the application of the term Play Fairway Analysis must be clarified to avoid its misuse that may derive in erroneous conclusions in the exploration results.