Multiscale Fracture Analysis in a Reservoir-Scale Carbonate Platform Exposure (Sorrento Peninsula, Italy): Implications for Fluid Flow
Joint Authors
Massaro, L.
Corradetti, A.
Vinci, F.
Tavani, S.
Iannace, A.
Parente, M.
Mazzoli, S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We derive the discrete fracture network (DFN) of a Lower Cretaceous carbonate platform succession exposed at Mt.
Faito (Southern Apennines), which represents a good outcrop analogue of the coeval productive units of the buried Apulian Platform in the Basilicata oilfields.
A stochastic distribution of joints has been derived by sampling at two different scales of observation.
At the outcrop scale, we measured fracture attributes by means of scan lines.
At a larger scale, we extracted fracture attributes from a 3D model.
This multiscale survey showed the occurrence of an arresting bed for through-going fractures, which is characterized by a low relative permeability, determining a vertical compartmentalization.
The DFN model, obtained by integrating fieldwork and numerical modelling by means of the 3D-Move® software, shows a well-defined relationship of permeability and fracture porosity with the relative connectivity of the fracture network.
The latter is influenced by the length and aperture and to a lesser extent by the fracture intensity.
The permeability distribution obtained for our outcrop analogue can be used to inform modelling of the Basilicata oilfield reservoirs, although the different burial history between the exposed Apennine Platform and the buried Apulian Platform must be taken into account.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Massaro, L.& Corradetti, A.& Vinci, F.& Tavani, S.& Iannace, A.& Parente, M.…[et al.]. 2018. Multiscale Fracture Analysis in a Reservoir-Scale Carbonate Platform Exposure (Sorrento Peninsula, Italy): Implications for Fluid Flow. Geofluids،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Massaro, L.…[et al.]. Multiscale Fracture Analysis in a Reservoir-Scale Carbonate Platform Exposure (Sorrento Peninsula, Italy): Implications for Fluid Flow. Geofluids No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Massaro, L.& Corradetti, A.& Vinci, F.& Tavani, S.& Iannace, A.& Parente, M.…[et al.]. Multiscale Fracture Analysis in a Reservoir-Scale Carbonate Platform Exposure (Sorrento Peninsula, Italy): Implications for Fluid Flow. Geofluids. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1158455