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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-35-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-35-2021
Research article
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13 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 13 Jan 2021

Characterization of discontinuities in potential reservoir rocks for geothermal applications in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area (Germany)

Martin Balcewicz, Benedikt Ahrens, Kevin Lippert, and Erik H. Saenger

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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.