Aquifers

ThermoGIS v2.3 shows the geothermal potential of 29 water-bearing layers or aquifers (reservoirs), five aggregate layers that consist of two or more aquifers ('period') and an overview layer covering all aquifers (see table below). The Nomenclature of the Deep Subsurface on the DinoLoket website provides more geological background on the aquifers.

Table 1 Designation of layers in ThermoGIS and DGM-Deep, and numbers of calibration wells used.

ThermoGIS ‘Period’

ThermoGIS ‘Aquifer’ (Formation/Member)

ThermoGIS code

wells (TG 2.1)

wells (TG 2.2)

wells (DGM Deep v5)

DGM Deep v5 unit (Group)

noThermoGIS aquifers

1641

Upper North Sea Group
PaleogeneSomeren MemgberNMVESO

19

3539

Middle North Sea Group
Voort MemberNMVEVO

58

Steensel MemberNMRUST

14

Berg MemberNMRUBE

421

Brussels Sand MemberNLDOBR

697

-

Lower North Sea Group
Oosteind MemberNLDOO

269

Reusel MemberNLLARE

6

Orp MemberNLLAOR

123

no ThermoGIS aquifers

2683

Chalk Group
CretaceousHolland and Spijkenisse Greensand MembersKNGLG and KNGLS

475

524

2740

Rijnland Group
Gildehaus Sandstone MemberKNNSG

362

389

De Lier MemberKNNSL

448

476

IJsselmonde Sandstone MemberKNNSY

197

204

Berkel Sandstone MemberKNNSB

67

100

Rijswijk MemberKNNSR

212

243

Friesland and Bentheim MembersKNNSF and KNNSP

392/736

370/749

JurassicDelft Sandstone MemberSLDND

136

84

778

Schieland Group
Alblasserdam MemeberSLDNA

125

298

noThermoGIS aquifers

-

Posidonia Shale Formation

no ThermoGIS aquifers

588

Altena Group
TriassicRöt Fringe MemberRNROF

84

94

1016

Upper Germanic Trias Group
Basal Solling Sandstone MemberRNSOB

419

477

Hardegsen FormationRBMH

87

100

1518

Lower Germanic Trias Group
Upper Detfurth Sandstone MemberRBMDU

50

57

Lower Detfurth Sandstone MemberRBMDL

263

280

Upper Volpriehausen Sandstone MemberRBMVU

72

78

Lower Volpriehausen Sandstone MemberRBMVL

525

607

Nederweert Sandstone FormationRBSHN

22

23

noThermoGIS aquifers

1830

Zechstein Group
PermianSlochteren Formation and Upper Slochteren MemberROSL and ROSLU

782/194

822/255

-

Upper Rotliegend Group
Lower Slochteren MemberROSLL

127

163

CarboniferousHunze Subgroup (Strijen and De Lutte Formations)DCH (DCHS and DCHL Formations)

21/82

-

-

Limburg Group
Dinkel Subgroup (Hellevoetsluis and Tubbergen Formations)DCD (DCDH and DCDT Formations)

16/131

-

-Zeeland FormationCLZL

-

-

-

-