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The Zechstein 2 Carbonate, also called Ca2 or Stassfurt-Carbonate, is Germany’s most prolific carbonate gas play. An important target for exploration in Germany for more than half a century, the Ca2 has been penetrated by several hundreds of wells.
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Leyrer, K., Strohmenger, C., Rockenbauch, K., Bechstaedt, T. (1999). High-Resolution Forward Stratigraphic Modeling of Ca2-Carbonate Platforms and Off-Platform Highs (Upper Permian, Northern Germany). In: Harff, J., Lemke, W., Stattegger, K. (eds) Computerized Modeling of Sedimentary Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03902-1_16
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