Predictability and controlling factors of overpressure in the North Alpine Foreland Basin, SE Germany: an interdisciplinary post-drill analysis of the Geretsried GEN-1 deep geothermal well

Abstract The North Alpine Foreland Basin in SE Germany is Germany’s most active deep geothermal province. However, in its southern and eastern part the basin is considerably overpressured, which is a significant challenge for drilling deep geothermal wells. In this study, we combine drilling data an...

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Main Authors: Michael C. Drews, Peter Hofstetter, Kai Zosseder, Vladimir Shipilin, Harald Stollhofen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Geothermal Energy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40517-020-00175-8