Basins & Resources (B&R)
The “Basins & Resources” (B&R) theme focuses on the evolution and dynamics of the lithosphere, particularly through the study of sedimentary basins, using sedimentological, diagenetic, structural, geochemical, geochronological, and geophysical approaches. The major stages and mechanisms underlying the evolution of these basins, particularly in intraplate areas, are reconstructed. The main themes addressed concern (i) the links between depositional environments and the diagenetic evolution of sedimentary reservoirs, (ii) the transfer of material from erosion zones to deposition zones (source to sink approach), (iii) the drivers and mechanisms of fluid circulation leading to the accumulation of resources (metals, geothermal energy, gases: helium and natural hydrogen), and (iv) the geodynamic control of these various phenomena.
The theme leaders are Benjamin Brigaud and Thomas Blaise.
The themes
Sedimentary and diagenetic evolution of reservoirs
Related projects:
Controls of multi-scale geological heterogeneity on the physical properties of Cenozoic rocks in the Paris Basin: from sample to sedimentary basin
Reservoir capacity of Jurassic formations in the northern Aquitaine Basin
From erosion to deposition areas: an integrated approach to sediment flows
Related projects:
Spatial variability and characterization of high-resolution Cenozoic carbonate, clay, and evaporite facies in the Greater Paris area
Geology of resources for energy transition: applications to metals (Li, etc.), gases (He and H2) and geothermal energy
Related projects:
H2IDF
PIROS
S-PASS
THERMOPARIS
Integrated reservoir characterization of the Grande Oolithe (Dogger) in the Rhine Graben (petrophysics, sedimentology, and structural geology)
PR3DICT
Multi-scale characterization of chalk reservoir porosity using an approach combining geology, petrophysics, and geophysics
URALOD
ROCS
HyperSP