Aardwarmte Meerstad: Geothermal Heat Extraction Feasibility Study for Groningen

A 2004 feasibility study commissioned by SenterNovem and conducted by TNO-NITG investigates geothermal heat extraction from the Slochteren Sandstone formation for the city expansion Groningen Meerstad. The report includes an inventory of subsurface aquifers, mapping of future heat demand, a proposed doublet location considering the Groningen gas field, and a global cost estimate. The dataset is a PDF report published under a CC-BY-4.0 license by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.

Use Cases

• Assess geothermal resource potential based on aquifer characteristics and heat demand mapping mentioned in the description
• Model subsurface interference risks for energy projects based on the analysis of aquifer overlap with the Groningen gas field
• Estimate preliminary investment costs for geothermal doublet installations based on the global cost calculation methodology

Strengths

• Report is based on a detailed analysis of existing subsurface data for a specific geological formation (Slochteren Sandstone)
• Study explicitly considers a critical real-world constraint: potential interference with a major gas field
• Includes multiple analysis components: aquifer inventory, heat demand mapping, location indication, and cost estimation

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for direct ML application
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the PDF report after download
• Last update date is unknown; the technical and economic findings are from 2004 and may not reflect current conditions

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Netherlands)

Collection Method

Feasibility study conducted by TNO-NITG, based on an inventory of existing data and subsequent analysis.

Time Range

Study commissioned in March 2004.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; the study was conducted in 2004.

Geography

Focused on the subsurface of Groningen, Netherlands, specifically the planned city expansion Groningen Meerstad.