Work in Progress: First Commercial Geo-MR Measurement in Our Region

Schechen | Rosenheim, March 31, 2025

Exactly three years after our move to Southern Bavaria—and the launch of my entrepreneurial “incubation phase”—it finally happened: Our Geo-Magnetic Resonance Technology was used for the very first time as part of a regional commercial project!

From Startup Mode to Real-World Practice

Within the context of an ongoing groundwater well construction project near Schechen (Rosenheim, Southern Bavaria), we were granted permission to conduct a pilot Geo-MR measurement—complementing existing geoelectric data and a drilling program already underway.Still a pro bono contribution—but with real-world value and meaningful insights!

Admittedly, this wasn’t yet a prospective site analysis ahead of drilling, but rather an “on-the-fly” integration into the ongoing project. Still, it marked a major milestone: the first time we could test our technology in this region, in collaboration with both research and business partners. A real success—scientific innovation meeting practical application.

Hail, Cables & Cold Fingers

At 8:30 AM sharp, in freezing weather and hail showers, we began scouting the location. The goal: preparing a 90 m x 90 m survey grid—laying out cables, verifying signals, reducing noise, and documenting core material. Two hours of prep work in rough forest terrain, followed by two more hours of data acquisition under changing signal settings and occasional technical hiccups. Final clean- and wrap-up: another 1.5 hours of labor before we got back into the warmth.

Photo panel 1: In less than pleasant temperatures and weather conditions in the Schechener Forest, about 20 km north of Rosenheim, the first step was to set up locating poles, lay out measuring tapes, clear thickets and then lay out the measuring cables for signal recording. Further cables were also laid in the opposite direction to reduce noise. Workload: about 2 hours. Measurements: just as long. Collecting everything again and tidying up: about 1.5 hours. That was enough for us all to leave relatively happy on this cold and wet day.

First Results: Better Than Expected

Despite far-from-ideal conditions—heavy drilling equipment nearby, an active construction site, and various sources of interference—our Geo-MR signal detection delivered surprisingly solid data:

• Plausible depth values

• Strong correlation with geoelectric data

• Recognizable patterns corresponding to the recovered core material

A small breakthrough—and an encouraging sign of what’s to come!

Photo panel 2: In addition to the correct positioning of measuring cables in the forest terrain, care must always be taken to ensure that cables charged with high current and high voltage are properly connected and handled. This is a potential cause of the greatest possible personal injury: Death by execution! Under no circumstances should the risk be underestimated, and therefore all equipment and materials must always be handled with respect.

To Be Continued...

A second survey with the surface Geo-MR device (once again provided and operated by KIT | Alpine Division Garmisch-Partenkirchen) is already in planning—once the weather improves and drilling wraps up.

Photo panel 3: A large-scale PV field installation (about 600 m away from the measurement site), as well as the heavy drilling rig plus transport vehicle at the borehole site near our measurement station, are clearly identifiable sources of interference that certainly had a lasting negative impact on the signal quality for this first test sounding. Nevertheless, the results were quite plausible - but call for a repetition as soon as the weather gets warmer in the approaching spring and the borehole work is fully completed. q.e.d.

Naturally, we’re also keen to deploy one of our borehole sondes into the subsurface at this site (and as proven in locations like Hooper, Utah/USA, in the Peruvian Andes, and many others in the US and worldwide).

End of incubation—onward to application:

At last and finally also in our region!

Carpe Diem | Βαυαρός πάντα ῥεῖ | GMR-FLEX Surface Measurements