Rosemanowes Quarry

The project had two aims With government and EU support the expertise of the scientists and engineers at Rosemanowes was used to support the European HDR project at Soultz-sous-Forêts,[5] and a number of commercial contracts ensued exploiting HDR techniques, such as microseismic monitoring, in the oil and gas industry.

Rosemanowes Quarry and the assets of CSMA, including intellectual property, were acquired by Asea Brown Boveri in 1997.

In 2004, Schlumberger acquired the intellectual property and some of the staff most closely associated with microseismic monitoring and the quarry was sold off.

[7][8] The dataset contributed significantly to the geothermal power plant built with European Union sponsorship at Soultz-sous-Forêts.

During the Second World War, the Quarry was used for storage by US forces, preparing for the invasion of Europe, which started in June 1944.