Subsurface licences

Subsurface licences worldwide

Rare Context lists 157 subsurface licences in the world, with 858,958 ha of area between them. The largest is Exploration licence O15, O17, O18, P13a, P14a, P16, P17 & P18a (212,880 ha).

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Largest subsurface licences

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Subsurface licenceLocationHolderArea
Exploration licence O15, O17, O18, P13a, P14a, P16, P17 & P18athe NetherlandsShell Gas & Power Developments B.V.212,880 ha
Exploration licence K08a, K10a, K11a, K12a, K13a, K14a, K14b, K15a, K15b & K17athe NetherlandsShell Gas & Power Developments B.V.125,600 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy RenkumGelderland, NetherlandsTellus Renkum B.V.43,344 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Amsterdam-Amstelveen 1North Holland, NetherlandsVattenfall Power Generation Netherlands B.V.33,575 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Almere-Diemen 1the NetherlandsN.V. HVC27,249 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Rijnlandthe NetherlandsOMV GeoTherm NL B.V.23,514 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Rotterdam-BarSouth Holland, NetherlandsEssent Infrastructure Solutions B.V.22,165 ha
Production licence Veendamthe NetherlandsNedmag B.V.17,131 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Leeuwarden 5Friesland, NetherlandsFrieslandCampina Consumer Products International B.V.15,845 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Andijk 2North Holland, NetherlandsEnnatuurlijk Aardwarmte Andijk B.V.12,097 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Alphen aan den Rijn 1South Holland, NetherlandsGemeente Alphen aan den Rijn11,007 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy SomerenNorth Brabant, NetherlandsAardyn B.V.10,527 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Veenendaal-Scherpenzeel 1the NetherlandsGaia Energy B.V.10,481 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Kudelstaart 1the NetherlandsGaia Energy B.V.9,720 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Breda-Moerdijk 1North Brabant, NetherlandsEnnatuurlijk B.V.9,581 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Leiden 2South Holland, NetherlandsEavor Europe B.V.9,562 ha
Storage licence Norgthe NetherlandsNederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V.9,260 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Luttelgeest 3the NetherlandsHoogweg Aardwarmte B.V.9,254 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Oude RijnSouth Holland, NetherlandsYeager Energy B.V.8,873 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy De Ronde Venen 1the NetherlandsGaia Energy B.V.8,230 ha
Production licence WeerseloOverijssel, NetherlandsNobian Salt B.V.8,030 ha
Production licence Uitbreiding Adolf van Nassau IIIGroningen, NetherlandsNobian Salt B.V.7,695 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy HoornNorth Holland, NetherlandsN.V. HVC7,451 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Rotterdam 7South Holland, NetherlandsOMV GeoTherm NL B.V.7,010 ha
Search area allocation geothermal energy Rotterdam-StadSouth Holland, NetherlandsAardyn B.V.6,920 ha

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