Level of Education
5 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
3 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Description
This course details the internal structure, mineralogical composition, and petrophysical properties of faults, as well as the geological conditions (stresses) that control their impermeability and integrity in faulted reservoir environments. We cover the different types of “fault seals” and the tools commonly used in the geological reservoir industry to predict fault permeability.
Key topics covered:
- Fault and top seals (juxtaposition, SGR, mechanical and diagenetic seals).
- Fault zonation,
- Deformation mechanisms,
- Deformation bands in porous sandstones,
- Permeability of fault zones.
Objectives
The objective of this teaching unit is to demonstrate that, based on our understanding of the structural and lithological characteristics of faults and geological conditions (lithology, porosity, stress, diagenesis, fluid pressures), we have tools that allow us to predict fluid migration and trapping within the first 6 kilometers of the Earth’s crust.
Mandatory Prerequisites
Structural geology,
Sedimentary petrology.
Knowledge Assessment
- 2 Field trip reports,
- Written assessment of the course content.
Course Outline
- Slideshow,
- Lecture and lab handouts
- Fieldwork