Step by step: Building up a 3D-model of the North German Basin

@inproceedings{DEUTSCHMANN_RM2021,
 abstract = { The goal of the ambitious TUNB project (Subsurface Potentials for Storage and Economic Use in the North German Basin) was to create an almost basin-wide 3D model of the deep subsurface in the German part of the Southern Permian Basin. The entire model area ranges from the central North Sea to the German-Polish border. The Geological Surveys of the northern German federal states developed 3D geological models of their territories that were combined by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR).\\The Geological Survey of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania modeled the northeastern part of the project area, which comprises approximately 25,000 km². Thus, modelling was done stepwise for 11 parts. Data of 700 deep wells and nearly 2,500 seismic lines could be used. Typical reflector horizons that mark lithological surfaces close to stratigraphic boundaries were correlated with borehole profiles and modelled using the SNS workflow of SKUA-GOCAD. Salt diapirs and faults were mainly modelled by hand. \\The finalized 3D model of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania comprises 13 major lithostratigraphic layers between the bases of Zechstein and Rupelian. It also includes 134 faults at the Zechstein base, 12 diapirs and 67 supra-salt faults up to a length of approximately 50 km.\\This 3D underground model will help to improve the management of different subsurface uses, e.g., hydrocarbon exploitation, natural gas storage, geothermal energy production, drinking water supply, etc. Furthermore, the model can be used to visualize the various resources and to support politicians and decision makers in spatial planning of the underground. },
 author = { Deutschmann, Andre AND Obst, Karsten },
 booktitle = { 2021 RING Meeting },
 publisher = { ASGA },
 title = { Step by step: Building up a 3D-model of the North German Basin },
 year = { 2021 }
}