Abstract
The fracture network modelling and hydrogeological assessment were performed in an 845 m deep borehole of the potential high-level waste repository formation and its caprock. The geometry of the fracture network was simulated using the discrete fracture network (DFN) modelling method, which is based on the geometric characteristics of the individual fractures. The hydrogeological evaluation was based on changes in porosity and permeability along the borehole using flow zone indicator (FZI) values that denote hydraulic flow units (HFU) within the rock body. Fracture network characteristics and hydrogeological features are mainly determined by the wellbore lithology, which can be divided into three zones. The sandstone body was intersected in the upper 300 m of the borehole, which forms a single HFU. The second zone was developed along with the transition zone between the sandstone and the underlying claystone bodies. Here the predominant rock type is claystone, but the characteristics of the fracture network are distinctly different from the deeper parts of this rock body. Below 400 m is the third zone, where distinct and extensive HFU-s could not form, probably due to different water–rock interaction processes that could have changed the porosity and permeability from point to point in the claystone.
Funder
Ministry for Innovation and Technology
National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science
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