Drilling the Eger Rift: Magmatic fluids driving the earthquake swarms and the deep biosphere
Project Acronym: EGER | State: Operational Phase | Expedition ID: 5008
The ICDP project 'Drilling the Eger Rift' aims to develop the most modern, comprehensive laboratory at depth worldwide for the study of earthquake swarms (ES), crustal fluid flow, mantle-derived CO2 and He degassing, and processes of the deep biosphere.
In order to reach a new level of high-frequency, near source, and multi-parameter observation of ES and related phenomena, such a laboratory will comprise of a high-frequency 3D seismic array with a set of four shallow boreholes, combined with modern continuous real-time fluid monitoring at depth (the shallow boreholes) and the study of deep biosphere.
Keywords: Europe, Czech Republic, Germany, Earthquake Swarms, Magmatic Fluids, West Bohemia
Landwüst and Hartosouv Cores are stored at Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Spandau, Germany
Bazina Liba Cores are stored at Geothermal Research Centre Ringen in Litomerice, CZ.
Project Management
Project Details
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Project Timeline
Moratorium - Bazina
25 February 2022 - 25 February 2025
Sampling Party - Bazina (CZ)
24 - 25 February 2022 in Litoměřice, Czech Republic
Sampling Party - Landwüst
2 December 2021 in Berlin-Spandau, Germany
Moratorium - Landwüst
2 December 2021 - 2 December 2024
Drilling - Bazina (CZ)
4 - 28 November 2021
Moratorium - Hartousov
30 July 2021 - 30 July 2024
Sampling Party - Hartousov
27 - 30 July 2021 in Berlin-Spandau, Germany
Drilling - Hartousov (CZ)
12 August - 30 September 2019
Drilling - Landwüst (D)
23 April - 8 July 2019
Full Proposal Approved
First Full Proposal Submitted
Workshop Held
3-7 October 2004 in Bykov, Czech Republic