Frequency-domain helicopter-borne em survey for delineation of the 3D chloride distribution in Zeeland, the Netherlands

In the project FRESHEM Zeeland the entire Province of Zeeland in the south-western part of the Netherlands was surveyed using frequency-domain helicopter-borne electromagnetics (FDHEM). The airborne survey of more than 9000 line-km was conducted in 2014-15 by the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR). Together with...

Numerical simulations of enhanced gas recovery at the Załezcze gas field in Poland confirm high co2 storage capacity and mechanical integrity = Des simulations numériques de récupération assistée de gaz sur un gisement de gaz de Załęcze en Pologne confirment les capacités de stockage de CO2 élevées et l’intégrité mécanique dudit gisement

Natural gas from the Załęcze gas field located in the Fore-Sudetic Monocline of the Southern Permian Basin has been produced since November 1973, and continuous gas production led to a decrease in the initial reservoir pressure from 151 bar to about 22 bar until 2010. We investigated a prospective enhanced gas recovery operation at the Załęcze...

Pressure information system of the onshore and offshore Netherlands

Main objective of the project presented in this paper is to improve the quantitative knowledge and understanding of the distribution of pore fluid pressures and fluid dynamic conditions in the subsurface of onshore and offshore Netherlands. Such knowledge and understanding is of great importance for optimizing -responsible -exploration and use...

Lithological, grain-size and architectural trends in the holocene Rhine-Meuse delta-insights from 3D voxel models

TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands systematically produces 3D voxel models for answering subsurface related questions. The unique combination of vast amounts of borehole data and the voxelbased approach makes the models valuable new sources for exploring the Quaternary fluvial record. The latest generation of 3D voxel models (GeoTOP)...

New insights from jurassic shale characterization: Strengthen subsurface data with outcrop analogues

This study shows the first results of an ongoing project on the characterization of variations in lithological- and geomechanical properties of targetted gas shale formations. The aim of this study is to get an increased insight into both the fraccability and productivity of a shale formations. Ultimately, this can lead to better localization of...

The Dutch Rhine-Meuse delta in 3D: A validation of model results

The Geological Survey of the Netherlands aims at building a 3D geological property model of the upper 30 meters of the Dutch subsurface. This model, called GeoTOP, provides a basis for answering subsurface related questions on, amongst others, sand and gravel resources. Modelling is carried out per province using a core-database containing...

Geological characterization of the Dutch Wadden Sea using shallow reflection seismics

Mapping of the Dutch Wadden Sea is a major challenge as it is an intertidal zone and therefore has limited accessibility by surveying vessels. Hence, the current subsurface model of the Dutch Wadden Sea is based on a sparse density of lithological information derived from core samples and seismic data. To improve the vertical and lateral detail...

Implicit structural inversion of gravity data using linear programming, a validation study

In this study, a regional scale gravity data set has been inverted to infer the structure (topography) of the top of the basement underlying sub-horizontal strata. We apply our method to this real data set for further proof of concept, validation and benchmarking against results from an earlier forward modelling done elsewhere.Our aim is to...

CO2 storage in saline aquifers: In the Southern North Sea and Northern Germany

CO2 storage in depleted gas fields is attractive but gas fields are unequally distributed geographically and can be utilized only within a restricted window of opportunity. Therefore, CO2 storage in saline aquifers can be expected to become an important element of CO2 capture and storage (CCS) systems. CO2 storage in saline aquifers is studied...

The paleocene in north Africa - Sea-level changes and paleoproductivity in Tunisa, Libya and Egypt using microfossils

The Paleocene is a time of warm oceans and generally high sea levels. In North Africa, vast epicontinental seas extended far inside the African continent. In this paper we correlate sea level, primary paleoproductivity and facies distribution of the proximal, carbonate-dominated Paleocene deposits of the northern Sirte Basin with the distal,...

Clay resources in the Netherlands

Clay is a common lithology in the Dutch shallow subsurface. It is used in earth constructions such as dikes, and as raw material for the fabrication of bricks, roof tiles etc. We present a new national assessment of Dutch clay resources, as part of a project that provides mineral-occurrence information for land-use planning purposes. The...

Monitoring subsurface CO2 storage

An overview is given of various currently applied monitoring techniques for CO2 storage. Techniques are subdivided in correspondence to their applicability for monitoring three distinct realms. These are: - the atmosphere and the near-surface; - the overburden (including faults and wells); - the reservoir with its seals. Another subdivision can...

Onshore and offshore seismic and lithostratigraphic analysis of a deeply incised Quaternary buried valley system in the Northern Netherlands

High-resolution seismic data (onshore and offshore), geophysical borehole data as well as detailed lithofacies from airlift boreholes were acquired in northern Netherlands on and around the island of Ameland. Marine and land seismic data combined with information from land boreholes have been explored with the objective of providing a...

The Eemian stratotype locality at Amersfoort in the central Netherlands: A re-evaluation of old and new data

In order to obtain a better understanding of the infilling of the Saalian glacial basins during the Eemian, particularly following the recent research in the Amsterdam Basin (Terminal borehole), it was necessary to re-investigate the type locality of the Eemian at Amersfoort. Both published and unpublished data from various biota (diatoms,...