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Work from WarmingUP will be presented at the European Geothermal Congress in Berlin

Characterisation of a shallow geothermal resource in The Netherlands: the Brussels Sand Mb.

The Brussels Sand Member (BSM) is a relatively shallow aquifer at a depth range of around 200 to 1200 m and is present over a large part of the Dutch onshore territory. It is considered a potential target for low-temperature (< 35°C) geothermal projects and could be a heat source for urban heating networks. Like many shallow aquifers that were never targets for petroleum production, characterization is poor despite the roughly 700 wells that penetrate the aquifer and the wide availability of seismic data. Current maps are based on inconsistent interpretations in wells only. As a step towards the estimation of the geothermal potential of this aquifer, the BSM has been characterized as part of the WarmingUP project: presence, depth and reservoir properties have been estimated at the national level by interpreting and analysing existing data.

Link to the Conference Paper 
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