Impact of permeability evolution in igneous sills on hydrothermal flow and hydrocarbon transport in volcanic sedimentary basins

Rabbel, Ole; Hasenclever, Jörg; Galerne, Christophe Y.; Galland, Olivier; Mair, Karen; Palma, Octavio

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-625-2023

Articles | Volume 14, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-625-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-625-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 6

Research article

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27 Jun 2023

Research article |

| 27 Jun 2023

Impact of permeability evolution in igneous sills on hydrothermal flow and hydrocarbon transport in volcanic sedimentary basins

Ole Rabbel, Jörg Hasenclever, Christophe Y. Galerne, Olivier Galland, Karen Mair, and Octavio Palma

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Impact of permeability evolution in igneous sills on hydrothermal flow and hydrocarbon transport in volcanic sedimentary basins Ole Rabbel https://osf.io/28whp/?view_only=5ad1d2cc52844f1cb715516d076a5dd0

Short summary

This work investigates the interaction between magma in the subsurface and the rocks and fluids that surround it. The study investigates how fluids containing hydrocarbons like methane are moving in the rocks surrounding the magma. We show that the generation of fractures in the cooling magma has a significant impact on the flow paths of the fluid and that some of the hydrocabons may be converted to graphite and stored in the fractures within the intrusions.