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13 Jan 2021
Research article |
| 13 Jan 2021
| 13 Jan 2021
Characterization of discontinuities in potential reservoir rocks for geothermal applications in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area (Germany)
Martin Balcewicz
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bochum University of Applied Sciences, Am Hochschulcampus 1, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Institute of Geology, Mineralogy, and Geophysics, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Benedikt Ahrens
Fraunhofer IEG, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems, Am Hochschulcampus 1, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Kevin Lippert
Fraunhofer IEG, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems, Am Hochschulcampus 1, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Institute of Geology, Mineralogy, and Geophysics, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Erik H. Saenger
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bochum University of Applied Sciences, Am Hochschulcampus 1, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Fraunhofer IEG, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems, Am Hochschulcampus 1, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Institute of Geology, Mineralogy, and Geophysics, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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Short summary
The geothermal potential of a carbonate reservoir in the Rhine-Ruhr area, Germany, was investigated by field and laboratory investigations. The carbonate layer of interest is approx. 150 m thick; located at 4 to 6 km depth; and might extend below Essen, Bochum, and Dortmund. We proposed focusing on discontinuities striking NNW–SSE for geothermal applications, as these are the most common, strike in the direction of the main horizontal stress, and dominate reservoir fluid flow.
The geothermal potential of a carbonate reservoir in the Rhine-Ruhr area, Germany, was...
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