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Data Publication

Shallow compaction data of the Groningen gas field and other locations in the Netherlands – period 1970 to 2021.

Rob M.H.E. van Eijs | Onno van der Wal

Utrecht University

(2022)

Descriptions

This dataset comprises shallow (0 to 400 meter) compaction data obtained in various locations across the Netherlands, including the large Groningen gas field in the NE Netherlands. Data were obtained in 14 dedicated shallow compaction wells in Groningen, 1 well in Friesland (N Netherlands), 1 well in Drenthe (N Netherlands) and 4 wells in South Holland (SW Netherlands). This dataset includes a) spirit levelling data, obtained every six months from 1970 to 2002, and b) cable stretch measurement data, obtained daily from 1970 to 2021. The first dataset is obtained by measuring the relative height between two points, or bolts that are anchored into a building, ground surface or the shallow compaction measurement device, and gives insight to the compaction of i) the Holocene formations (5-20 meter from surface) and ii) the underlying Pleistocene and top Tertiary formations, down to 400 meter. The cable stretch method measures the compaction of the Pleistocene + top Tertiary formations down to 400m depth, via a cable that is connected to an anchor weight, positioned at the bottom of a well. With reference to the data obtained in the Groningen gas field, the field producer NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij) originally collected these data to determine autonomous, natural compaction, with the aim to correct the total surface subsidence signal with this component to quantify subsidence caused by gas extraction. This dataset is further accompanied by a 1994 report, written in Dutch, on the shallow compaction data, and a document in English, providing key details needed to understand and use the data. For any technical questions relating to this dataset, please contact Rob van Eijs (Rob.VanEijs@shell.com).

Keywords


Originally assigned keywords
Natural Sciences - Earth and related environmental sciences (1.5)
EPOS-NL
Groningen gas field
Shallow compaction
Spirit levelling
Cable stretch measurement
Holocene
Pleistocene
Subsidence
Earthquakes
Induced seismicity
Ground water changes

Corresponding MSL vocabulary keywords
Holocene
Pleistocene
surface subsidence
induced seismicity

MSL enriched keywords
Phanerozoic
Cenozoic
Quaternary
Holocene
Pleistocene
surface subsidence
induced seismicity
Measured property
strain
Measured property
strain
subsurface energy production
hydrocarbon energy production
gas field

MSL enriched sub domains i

rock and melt physics
analogue modelling of geologic processes

Source

https://public.yoda.uu.nl/geo/UU01/VQENLO.html

Source publisher

Utrecht University


DOI

10.24416/uu01-vqenlo


Creators

Rob M.H.E. van Eijs

Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij

Author identifier (Scopus):

6507367503

Onno van der Wal

Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij

Author identifier (Scopus):

57200570995


Contributors

van Eijs, Rob M.H.E.

ContactPerson

Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij

Author identifier (Scopus):

6507367503


Citation

van Eijs, R. M. H. E., & van der Wal, O. (2022). Shallow compaction data of the Groningen gas field and other locations in the Netherlands – period 1970 to 2021. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. Utrecht University. https://doi.org/10.24416/UU01-VQENLO


Dates

Updated:

2024-07-12T11:09:52

Collected:

1970-07-01/2021-03-31


Language

en


Rights

Open - freely retrievable

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License


Datacite version

1.0


Geo location(s)

Groningen, the Netherlands

South Holland, the Netherlands

Friesland, the Netherlands

Drenthe, the Netherlands