Fluid resources reservoirs

This course unit aims to integrate the knowledge (geological and in terms of analytical tools) acquired up to the fifth semester of the bachelor's degree and apply it to the discovery of the architecture of the subsurface and the dynamics of the fluids it contains. It is structured around five areas: 

-Introduction to techniques for recognizing and characterizing the near surface applied to reservoirs (surface and well geophysics, hydrogeological measurements, sediment core studies);

- Application to a concrete case study: an aquifer in the Languedoc coastal zone;

- Acquisition of some of the data at an experimental site through dedicated measurement workshops (fieldwork);

- Processing, analysis, and interpretation of data acquired using dedicated software, as well as additional data from laboratory measurements;

- Summary and report/poster writing.

Hourly volumes:

CM: 6 hours

Tutorial: 6 hours

Practical work: 6 p.m.

Field: 12 p.m.

This course aims to integrate the knowledge (geological and in terms of analytical tools) acquired up to the fifth semester of the bachelor's degree and apply it to the discovery of the architecture of the subsurface and the dynamics of the fluids it contains. It familiarizes students with the acquisition of field data, its processing, interpretation, and cross-analysis to produce a synthesis. The interpretative analysis is based on a set of varied and complementary data sets that enable the subsurface to be understood at different scales, in space and time: sediment cores, borehole logs, geophysical profiles, hydrodynamic measurements, chemical composition of fluids, etc., which will lead students to develop a conceptual model of the structure and architecture of the subsurface and the fluid dynamics within it. The disciplines covered are numerous (cartography, geophysics, stratigraphy, sedimentology, petrophysics, geochemistry, hydrogeology) and will enable students to acquire knowledge and skills that are relevant to many fields of geoscience (active tectonics, archaeology, civil engineering, etc.).

Recommended prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of Earth sciences (geology, geophysics, geochemistry, sedimentology, cartography, hydrogeology).

Continuous assessment, including a summary report

- Mobilize fundamental concepts and appropriate tools to study a geological object in the subsurface;

- Acquire, process, and analyze field and laboratory data;

- Ability to interpret data and information from different disciplines in a cross-disciplinary manner;

- Ability to present an interpretation in a concise, logical, and well-argued manner;