The North Alpine Foreland Basin in Bavaria is one of Europe’s most important deep reservoirs for hydrogeothermal energy utilization for district heating. Most of the plants are located in the Munich metropolitan region, where there are both favorable geological conditions and a high demand for heat due to the urban character. However, the region’s potential is far from fully utilized and extensive geothermal development is thus planned in the city of Munich and the surrounding municipalities. Reliable productivity prognoses help to ensure that this development is sustainable and efcient. We use the dense and comprehensive drilling data set in the region to derive a productivity zonation using multivariate methods.
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