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Experience in geomonitoring in post-mining – Success story cavern storage Epe (Germany)
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 84th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, Jun 2023, Volume 2023, p.1 - 5
Abstract
Summary
Integrated geo- and environmental monitoring in the provision of geo-resources represents a high-dimensional challenge (location, altitude/depth, time, sensor). This process is already challenging for experts, but poses great problems for stakeholders to build up a complete understanding of the process. The aim of the Epe research cooperation is to explain the ground movements at the Epe cavern storage (Germany) through a public participation process and to create transparency in the factors influencing the ground movements. The research cooperation was founded by the city of Gronau, the citizens’ initiative Kavernenfeld Epe e.V., the company EFTAS GmbH, Münster, and the Research Centre for Post-mining at the Technical University Georg Agricola, Bochum. In the research cooperation, the mine survey will be merged with the results of areal radar interferometry (SBAS method) and with the available public geodata in order to obtain an extended understanding. At the same time a public participation process is set up. The results show that in addition to mining-induced ground movement, other processes influence ground movement. The scientifically neutral research cooperation represents a variety of participants. With the applied tools, the mine surveying is evolving into an integrated geo-and environmental monitoring and an extended, transparent process understanding.
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