German Continental Deep Drilling Program

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf research
deep drilling project
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:KTB
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:depthOfMainBorehole 9,101 meters
gptkbp:depthOfPilotBorehole 4,000 meters
gptkbp:drillholeName KTB-Hauptbohrung (KTB main borehole)
KTB-Vorbohrung (KTB pilot borehole)
gptkbp:endDate 1995
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Federal_Ministry_of_Education_and_Research_(Germany)
gptkbp:hasFacility KTB deep drilling site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German Continental Deep Drilling Program
gptkbp:location Windischeschenbach, Bavaria, Germany
gptkbp:maximumDepth 9,101 meters
gptkbp:notableAchievement detection of seismic reflectors
discovery of high fluid pressures at depth
observation of crustal fault zones
study of metamorphic rocks
gptkbp:notableFor one of the deepest boreholes in the world
gptkbp:operator gptkb:German_Research_Centre_for_Geosciences_(GFZ)
gptkbp:purpose study the Earth's crust
gptkbp:researchArea geology
geophysics
seismology
tectonics
petrology
hydrogeology
gptkbp:startYear 1987
gptkbp:website https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/section/deep-drilling/projects/ktb
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:K._Emmermann
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7