Deep seismic profiling in the North German Basin

In the North German Basin more than 3500 km of deep seismic lines have been collected by the petroleum industry. Analysis of the data has revealed characteristic types of crystalline reflectivity distribution in certain areas. Since the crystalline reflectivity strongly depends on the temperature background, it provides a way of estimating the tectono-thermal history of a province. From these observations, a preliminary correIation between crustal structure and the petrophysical parameters of the overlying sediments has been made.