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Nodding donkey at the Hansa oil field

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    September 20, 2024

    Oil deposits in Hademstorf

    At a depth of 1000 m beneath Hademstorf there is an oil deposit that is one of the smallest in northern Germany. It was formed under a salt dome overhang. This oil deposit was created when chalk was dragged up by the salt rise. In this part, under the so-called salt dome transition, oil has accumulated in the pore space of a sandstone.

    A total of 160,000 tons of oil was extracted from these oil deposits between 1941 and 1970. Oil was also extracted from other deposits in villages in the area, such as Eilte and Ahrensheide.

    Source: Commemorative publication on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the village of Eickeloh

    hademstorf.jimdofree.com/%C3%B6lvorkommen-und-f%C3%B6rderung

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      September 28, 2023

      Interesting information about oil production in Germany

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        August 8, 2025

        At the site of the former "Hansa" oil field near Hademstorf in the Allermarsch region, approximately 160,000 tons of crude oil were produced between 1941 and 1970. Today, two restored horsehead pumps, installed on the foundations of the "Hansa 6" and "Hansa 9" production sites, commemorate this technical history. The pumps were used to bring oil to the surface from depths of up to 1,350 meters. Together with the historic oil bridge, they represent significant evidence of the regional oil boom—well-documented by the Aller-Leine Valley Navigator and open to the public as a technical monument.

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