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Underground Laboratories

The GFZ operates various underground laboratories for application-oriented research into issues relating to the use of the geological subsurface as a storage facility or energy source.

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GFZ-Underground-Lab “Reiche Zeche” in Freiberg

The use of high-resolution geophysical exploration systems, developed by the HGZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, for underground applications at tunneling and within boreholes requires a high demand due to safety and operational reliability. The G…
Geothermal Research Platform Groß Schönebeck

The Groß Schönebeck geothermal research platform is located 50 kilometres north-east of Berlin on the southern edge of the North German Basin. Two research wells open up horizons at depths of between 3.9 and 4.4 kilometres at temperatures of around …
KTB - German Continental Scientific Deep Drilling Programme In Windischeschenbach, Germany (Kontinentale Tiefbohrung)

The Continental Deep Drilling Program of Germany (in German: Kontinentales Tiefbohrprogramm der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, abbreviated as KTB) was a scientific drilling project near the town of Windischeschenbach, Bavaria. The KTB Depth Laboratory …
Mont Terri Rock Laboratory

Underground laboratories are set up in rock formations that are fundamentally suitable for the final disposal of radioactive waste. They are important for investigating the complex behaviour of repository systems under controlled and at the same tim…
The KTB Deep Crustal Lab

During the KTB project (1987-1995) two deep boreholes were drilled, the so-called pilot hole (KTB-VB, 4 km) and the ultra deep main hole (KTB-HB, 9.1 km). Both wells are nearly completely cased. The VB is accessible to nearly bottom hole. At KTB is …