Geological 3D model — State model SH 2020

The Geological Service SH deals with the exploration of the deeper underground. A national geological 3D model was developed for the uptake of the state and for potential studies, showing the depth and spread of relevant formations of the North German Basin. The work was carried out as part of the project Potentials of the Underground Storage and Economic Area in the North German Basin — TUNB, which was carried out by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Raw Materials in cooperation with the North German Geological Services. The model consists of 16 base surfaces of lithostratigraphic horizons between the base of the Zechstone and the railing surface, cladding surfaces of salt diapires and disturbance areas. The input data of the modelling are data from the Geotectonic Atlas of NW-Germany (Baldschuhn et al. 2001), drilling and seismic profiles of the KW industry as well as drilling of the State Archives SH.