Fluid resources reservoirs

This course aims at integrating the knowledge (geological and in terms of analysis tools) acquired until the 5th semester of the licence and to apply them to the discovery of the architecture of the subsoil and the dynamics of the fluids it contains. It is articulated around five axes: 

Introduction of near-surface reconnaissance and characterization techniques 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 part of the data on an experimental site thanks to dedicated measurement workshops (field);

- Processing, analysis and interpretation of data acquired with dedicated software but also of complementary data from laboratory measurements;

- Synthesis and report/poster writing.

Hourly volumes:

CM : 6h

TD : 6h

TP : 18h

Field : 12h

This course aims at integrating the knowledge (geological and in terms of analysis tools) acquired until the 5th semester of the licence and to apply them to the discovery of the architecture of the subsoil and the dynamics of the fluids it contains. It allows the student to become familiar with the acquisition of field data, their processing, interpretation and cross-analysis for synthesis. The interpretative analysis is based on a set of varied and complementary data allowing to understand the subsoil at different scales, in space and in time: sedimentary cores, borehole logs, geophysical profiles, hydrodynamic measurements, chemical composition of fluids, etc... which will lead the student to the elaboration of a conceptual model of the subsoil structure and architecture and of 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 areas of geosciences (active tectonics, archaeology, civil engineering, etc.).

Recommended prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of earth sciences (geology, geophysics, geochemistry, sedimentology, mapping, hydrogeology).

Continuous assessment, including a summary report

- To mobilize the fundamental concepts and the adequate tools to study a geological object of the basement;

- Acquire, process and analyze field and laboratory data;

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

- Know how to give a synthetic, logical and argued interpretation;