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Table 1 Depth intervals of the analyzed borehole breakouts and determined S Hmax orientations in wells GB1 and GB2

From: Inferring the in situ stress regime in deep sediments: an example from the Bruchsal geothermal site

Well

Depth interval (MD)

Orientation ofSHmax

Stratigraphic formation

GB1

1,650 to 1,700 m

N 104° E

Middle Muschelkalk and Upper Buntsandstein

1,700 to 1,775 m

N 137° E

Middle Buntsandstein

1,775 to 1,850 m

N 142° E

Middle Buntsandstein

1,850 to 1,900 m

N 145° E

Lower Buntsandstein and Upper Permian

GB2

2,026 to 2,070 m

N 090° E

Middle Keuper

2,070 to 2,130 m

N 163° E

Lower Keuper

2,130 to 2,230 m

N 125° E

Upper Muschelkalk and Upper Buntsandstein

2,250 to 2,328 m

N 125° E

Middle Buntsandstein

2,330 to 2,385 m

N 145° E

Middle Buntsandstein and Upper Permian

2,385 to 2,475 m

N 131° E

Upper Permian

2,475 to 2,535 m

N 128° E

Upper Permian

  1. Formations that are not part of the reservoir are highlighted in italics.