Upper Carboniferous sandstones are important tight gas reservoirs in Central Europe. This
field-based study conducted in a km-scale reservoir outcrop analog (Piesberg quarry Lower
Saxony Basin NW Germany) focused on the diagenetic control on spatial reservoir quality
distribution. Geothermometers were used to characterize a fault-related thermal anomaly. A
prototype workflow based on terrestrial laser scanning is presented which allowed for the
automated detection and analysis of fractures.
