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Among fractures, Fracture Corridors (FC) are anomalous structures made of highly persistent fracture clusters having a strong effect on multi-phase fluid flow in subsurface. The aim of this study is to reveal the genetics factor for FC development, their global geometry and internal morphologic variations, but also to clear the impact of fracture corridors on diffuse fracture. For that, we studied fractures in a 400×300 m wide quarry (Calvisson, SE France) dug in homogeneous marly limestones of Hauterivian age. The quarry exhibits diffuse fractures and FC. we measured >2500 fractures (strike, dip, spacing, filling, aperture, etc.) and studied microstructures in 80 thin sections. We calculated fracture density and acquired LiDAR data with >90 million points with a resolution of 4 to 15mm.

The LiDAR acquisition allows to visualize the 3D lateral continuity of corridors with a minimal extension of 30m. We also distinguished several internal morphology types of FC.Fracture density study shows that diffuse fracture increase around FC.

FC growth and variability was not dependent on facies variations, as they are inexistent in the quarry. The result of this study allows to interpret geomechanical behaviors and geological history of fractures and fracture corridors in carbonates.

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2015-06-01
2024-04-16

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Fracture Corridors in Carbonates
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