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Contribution of the ALBION Dynamic Analogue in Understanding the Diversity of Fluid Flows in Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs. The Example of the LSBB Instrumented Site

Charles Danquigny
Massonnat Gérard
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Barbier Mickaël
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Bouxin Pierre
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Dal Soglio Lucie
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Lesueur Jean-Louis
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Abstract Carbonate reservoirs exhibit an extreme geological heterogeneity inducing a great diversity of fluids flows. Grasping the plurality of flows and the corresponding geological features require data scarcely available from subsurface hydrocarbons fields and even rarely acquired together on outcrop analogues. Among the different sites of the ALBION R&D project, the LSBB underground research laboratory provides outstanding access to both fractured limestone and groundwater dynamics through several experimental areas, including a 3.8 km long tunnel, which penetrates the Barremian-Aptian Urgonian formation to a maximum depth of 519 m. This paper gives an overview of the data acquired and the different works carried out on the LSBB site. From this synthesis, it draws lessons on the characterization of outcrop analogues and some insights for the modeling of fractured carbonate reservoirs. The quantity and diversity of the data acquired on the LSBB site allow: (i) the construction of nested multi-scale geological models, (ii) the comparison of measurements of different physical properties to better characterize the reservoir properties of the fractured rock, (iii) a multi-scale and multi-support approach to heterogeneity. Defining a common geological framework (facies model, rock type classification, inventory of structural objects, etc.) appears to be an essential step, possibly iterative, for the coupled interpretation of the various acquisitions and the extrapolation of results. Building a common geological model as a framework for interpretation help cross-fertilisation between geoscience domains. However, despite the huge amount of data, performing relevant and parsimonious rock typing remains a delicate exercise. This reminds us of the great uncertainties that can exist in establishing rules and concepts from limited data sets, such as those classically available for operational studies. Beyond the characterization of the depositional environment, the observations emphasize the importance of understanding the structural and diagenetic history, which leads to different rock types and current reservoir properties, to successfully define such a rock classification. Furthermore, the organization of flow paths within the fractured medium and its evolution over geologic time condition the processes of diagenesis and karstification. Hydrological processes and history must therefore be taken into account in this genetic reconstruction.
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hal-03751487 , version 1 (14-08-2022)

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Charles Danquigny, Massonnat Gérard, Barbier Mickaël, Bouxin Pierre, Dal Soglio Lucie, et al.. Contribution of the ALBION Dynamic Analogue in Understanding the Diversity of Fluid Flows in Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs. The Example of the LSBB Instrumented Site. Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, Nov 2021, Abu Dhabi, France. ⟨10.2118/207664-MS⟩. ⟨hal-03751487⟩

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