Directional Drilling and Stimulation of a Deep Sedimentary Geothermal Reservoir

Strata of Lower Permian sandstones and volcanics are widespread throughout Central Europe, forming deeply buried (on average, 4000-m) aquifers in the North German Basin with formation temperatures of up to 150°C. Stimulation methods to increase their permeability by enhancing or creating secondary p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ernst Huenges, Inga Moeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2007-07-01
Series:Scientific Drilling
Online Access:http://www.iodp.org/images/stories/downloads/sd5_07.pdf#page=47