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Riedstadt Deep Drilling Site

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Riedstadt Deep Drilling Site

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Riedstadt Deep Drilling Site

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  • Location: Riedstadt, Kreis Groß-Gerau, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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    May 22, 2022

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    In May 2022 nothing can be seen from the deep drilling. From the spot there is a nice view of Erfelden.
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    January 11, 2021

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    Time journey into the history of the earth.
    The borehole in Riedstadt is not the first of its kind. In recent years soils in Viernheim, Pfungstadt, Zwingenberg, Groß-Rohrheim and Graefenhausen have been explored, ...
    Nevertheless, the current drilling near Riedstadt has a very special significance. Because as deep as planned here - namely up to 500 meters - no borehole in the Upper Rhine Graben has yet been advanced. Source: Broadcast: hr-iNFO, 08/14/2020, 8.15 a.m.
    More on this under; hessenschau.de/panorama/zeitreise-in-die-erdgeschichte-tiefe-bohrungen-im-ried-im-dienste-der-klimaforschung,bohrungen-riedstadt-100.html
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    January 18, 2021

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    Millions of years old wood was discovered
    By November 2020, the Hessian State Office in Riedstadt-Erfelden had already drilled 270 of the planned 500 meters into the depth.
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    Location: Riedstadt, Kreis Groß-Gerau, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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