Resource assessment for deep sedimentary and basement reservoirs
Deep sedimentary/basement reservoirs are usually characterized by low permeability, high drilling cost and a scarcity of data, as they are typically ignored by hydrocarbon exploration. Major exploration challenges relate to predicting deep sedimentary and basement reservoir structures and properties to identify suitable locations for reservoir-independent approaches, capable of overcoming the low permeability…
Funding and competition
- 4grants expected (official)
- €4.5MEU contribution per project
- €5.5Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 392projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilustre Colegio Oficial De Geologos Madrid | Spain | Public body | 5 | 0 | REFLECT, CHPM2030, CRM-geothermal |
| Universitat Politecnica De Valencia Valencia | Spain | University | 5 | 1 | GEOTeCH, GEO4CIVHIC, GEOCOND |
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 1 | SMILE, CEEGS, VECTOR |
| La Palma Research Centre Sl Santa Cruz De La Palma | Spain | Company · SME | 4 | 0 | CHPM2030, CRM-geothermal, CROWDTHERMAL |
| Institut Cartografic I Geologic De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | Public body | 2 | 0 | GO-Forward, FlexGeo |
| Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | SMILE, EarthSafe |
| Comsa Instalaciones Y Sistemas Industriales Sa Barcelona | Spain | Company | 3 | 0 | GeoFit, GEOTeCH |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 0 | GEOTeCH, GEO4CIVHIC, Cheap-GSHPs |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 12partners (median)
- 6countries (median)
- 18%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
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- UPLIFT – Unlocking Petrothermal Lithologies through Innovative Fracture Technologies (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-03)
- DEEPEGS – Deployment of deep enhanced geothermal systems for sustainable energy business (H2020 · 2015 · LCE-03-2015)
- MEET – Multidisciplinary and multi-context demonstration of EGS exploration and Exploitation Techniques and potentials (H2020 · 2018 · LCE-18-2017)
- SURE – Novel Productivity Enhancement Concept for a Sustainable Utilization of a Geothermal Resource (H2020 · 2016 · LCE-02-2015)
- HOCLOOP – A circular by design environmentally friendly geothermal energy solution based on a horizontal closed loop - HOCLOOP (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-15)
- DESTRESS – Demonstration of soft stimulation treatments of geothermal reservoirs (H2020 · 2016 · LCE-03-2015)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.