The Dutch Blow-out

Problem Area - Groundwater Trouble

Created at: 22 Mar 2021

Description

Drilling for gas resulted in a blow-out and the disappearance of a derrick. Even today the shallow aquifers are "contaminated" with deep thermal methane. Lessons learnde: "deep" perforation impacts shallow aquifers Little basic knowledge about sem-deep aquifers/resevoirs is needed to determine risks


Samenvatting (Dutch description)

De locatie klopt niet. Op de kaart wordt de recreatieplas de Kibbelkoele aangegeven, terwijl de verdwenen boortoren aan de Hullen ligt.

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Otto Levelt

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