Basement structure of the Hontomín CO2 Geological storage facility (Burgos, Spain): integration of microgravity & 3D seismic reflection data

The structure of the Hontomín CO2 geological storage research facility has been addressed combining 3D seismic reflection data, borehole information and microgravity data. The integrated interpretation constrains the basement structural setting geometry and that of the sedimentary succession. The st...

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Authors: Andrés, Juvenal, Alcalde, Juan, Ayarza, P., Saura, Eduard, Marzán, Ignacio, Martí, David, Martínez Catalán, J. R., Carbonell, Ramón, Pérez-Estaún, Andrés, García Lobón, José Luis, Rubio Sánchez-Aguililla, Félix Manuel
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/148207
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/148207
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:structural geology
Basement
Microgravity
Microgravimetría
sísmica 3D
Basamento
geología estructural
3D seismics
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Summary:The structure of the Hontomín CO2 geological storage research facility has been addressed combining 3D seismic reflection data, borehole information and microgravity data. The integrated interpretation constrains the basement structural setting geometry and that of the sedimentary succession. The study unravels the deep structure and topography of the basement and quantifies the thickness of the Triassic Keuper evaporites. We describe a half-graben setting filled with Keuper evaporites (up to 2000 m) forming an extensional forced fold. Three set of faults are identified with two main fault systems compartmentalizing the area into three differentiated blocks. These faults have been interpreted to be reactivated normal faults that have led to the formation of the Hontomín dome.