Effects of mineral distribution at mesoscopic scale on solute diffusion in a clay-rich rock: Example of the Callovo-Oxfordian mudstone (Bure, France)

Water Resources Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Robinet, Jean Charles ^a,b   Sardini, Paul ^b   Coelho, Daniel ^a   Parneix, Jean Claude ^c   Prt, Dimitri ^b   Sammartino, Stéphane ^d   Boller, Elodie ^e   Altmann, Scott ^a  

^a Andra Research and Development Division   (France)

^b CNRS/INSU UMR 6269 Hydrasa   (France)

^c CRI du Biople   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^e EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDDING PLANES; CLAY CONTENT; CLAY MATRIX; DIFFUSION ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION PROPERTIES; FITTING PARAMETERS; GEOLOGICAL HISTORY; HEAVY MINERALS; MACROSCOPIC SAMPLE; MESOSCALE; MESOSCOPIC SCALE; MESOSCOPICS; MESOSTRUCTURES; MICRO CT; MICROMETER SCALE; MINERAL CONTENT; MINERAL DISTRIBUTION; MINERAL PHASIS; RANDOM-WALK METHOD; RESOLUTION IMAGING; ROCK FORMATIONS; SOLUTE DIFFUSION; SOLUTE TRANSFER;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROMETERS; MINERALS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

CLAY MINERALS;

ANISOTROPY; BEDDING PLANE; CALLOVIAN; CLAY; DIFFUSION; IMAGING METHOD; MUDSTONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXFORDIAN; PERCOLATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TECTOSILICATE; TORTUOSITY;

BURE; FRANCE; LORRAINE; MEUSE;

EID: 84861673391     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011WR011352     Document Type: Article

References (70)

1. Ackerer, P., and R. Mosé (2000), Comment on Diffusion theory for transport in porous media: Transition-probability densities of diffusion processes corresponding to advection-dispersion equations by Eric M. Labolle et al., Water Resour. Res., 36(3), 819-821.
2. Archie, G. E. (1942), The electrical resistivity log as an aid in determining some reservoir characteristics, Am. Inst. Min. Metal. Eng., 154, 1-8.
3. Bear. J. (1972), Dynamics of Fluids in Porous Media, 764 pp., Elsevier, New York.
4. Bennett, R. H., W. R. Bryant, and M. H. Hulbert (1991), Microstructure of fine-grained sediments. From mud to shale, Frontiers in Sedimentary Geology, 582 pp., Springer, New York.
5. Beucher, S., and C. Lantuéjoul (1979), Use of watersheds in contour detection, International Workshop on Image Processing, Real Time Edge and Motion Detection/estimation, Rennes, France, June 26-28.
6. Boller E., P. Cloetens, J. Baruchel, P. Tafforeau, O. Rozenbaum, and J. Pourchez (2006), Synchrotron X-ray microtomography: A high resolution, fast and quantitative tool for rock characterization, in Advances X-ray Tomography for Geomaterials, edited by J. Desrues, G. Viggiani, and P. Besuelle, pp. 125-134, ISTE, London.
7. Borisova, E. A., and P. M. Adler (2006), Detection and quantification of unswept oil pockets, Transp. Porous Media, 62, 307-331.
8. Bourke, P. J., N. Jeffrey, D. A. Lever, and T. R. Lineham (1993), Mass transfer mechanisms in compacted clays, in Geochemistry of Clay-Pore Fluid Interactions, edited by D. A. Manning, P. L. Hall, and C. R.Hughes, pp. 331-350, Chapman and Hall, London.
9. Carman, P. C. (1937), Fluid flow through a granular bed, Trans. Inst. Chem. Eng. London, 15, 156.
10. Chiou, W. A., W. R. Bryant, and R. H. Bennet (1991), Quantification of clay fabric: A simple technique, in Frontiers in edimentary Geology, edited by R. H. Bennett et al., pp. 379-387, Springer, New York.
11. Clauer, N., S. Fourcade, M. Cathelineau, J. P. Girard, B. Vincent, M. Elie, S. Buschaert, and D. Rousset (2007), A review of the studies on the diagenetic evolution of the Dogger to Tithonian sedimentary sequence in the eastern Paris Basin. Impact on the physical and chemical rock properties, Mém. Soc. Geol. France, 178, 59-71.
12. Clennell, B. (1997), Tortuosity: A guide through the maze, Geol. Soc. London Spec. Pub., 122, 299-344.
13. Coelho, D., J. F. Thovert, and P. M. Adler (1996), Geometrical and transport properties of random packings of spheres and aspherical particles, Phys. Rev. E, 55(2), 1959-1978. (Pubitemid 127607553)
14. Crank, J. (1975), Mathematics of Diffusion, 2nd ed., Clarendon, London.
15. Delay, F., and G. Porel (2003), Inverse modelling in the time domain for solving diffusion in a heterogeneous rock matrix, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(3), 1147, doi:10.1029/2002GL016428.
16. Delay, F., P. Sardini, and G. Porel (2002), Modelling diffusion in a heterogeneous matrix with a time domain Lagrangian method and an inversion procedure, C. R. Geosci., 334, 967-973. (Pubitemid 35337692)
17. Dentz, M., T. Le Borgne, A. Englert, and B. Bijeljic (2011), Mixing, spreading and reaction in heterogeneous media: A brief review, J. Contam. Hydrol., 120-121, 1-17.
18. Descostes, M., V. Blin, F. Bazer-Bachi, P. Meier, B. Grenut, J. Radwan, M. L. Schlegel, S. Buschaert, D. Coelho, and E. Tevissen (2008), Diffusion of anionic species in Callovo-Oxfordian argillites and Oxfordian limestones (Meuse/Haute-Marne, France), Appl. Geochem., 23, 655-677.
19. Esteban, L., J. L. Bouchez, and A. Trouiller (2006), The Callovo-Oxfordian argillites from the eastern Paris Basin: Magnetic data and petrofabrics, C. R. Geosci., 338, 867-881. (Pubitemid 44760908)
20. Esteban, L., Y. Géraud, and J. L. Bouchez (2007), Pore network connectivity anisotropy in Jurassic argillite specimens from eastern Paris Basin (France), Phys. Chem. Earth, 32, 161-169. (Pubitemid 46394290)
21. Garca Gutiérrez, M., T. Missana, M. Mingarro, J. Samper, Z. Dai, and J. Molinero (2001), Solute transport properties of compacted Ca-Bentonite used in FEBEX project, J. Contam. Hydrol., 27, 127-137. (Pubitemid 32140842)
22. Garca Gutiérrez, M., J. L. Cormenzana, T. Missana, M. Mingarro, and P. L. Martn (2006), Large-scale laboratory diffusion experiments in clay rocks, Phys. Chem. Earth A/B/C, 31, 523-530. (Pubitemid 44111761)
23. Gaucher, E., C. Robelin, J. M. Matray, G. Négrel, Y. Gros, J. F. Heitz, A. Vinsot, H. Rebours, A. Cassagnabère, and A. Bouchet (2004), ANDRA underground research laboratory interpretation of the mineralogicaland geochemical data acquired in the Callovo-Oxfordian formation by investigative drilling, Phys. Chem. Earth A/B/C, 29, 55-77. (Pubitemid 38300680)
24. Glaus, M. A., S. Frick, R. Rossé, and L. R. Van Loon (2010), Comparative study of tracer diffusion of HTO, 22Na+ and 36Cl- in compacted kaolinite, illite and montmorillonite, Geochim. Chosmochim. Acta, 74, 1999-2010.
25. Holzer, L., B. Münch, M. Rizzi, R. Wepf, P. Marschall, and T. Graule (2010), 3D-microstructure analysis of hydrated bentonite with cryostabilized pore water, Appl. Clay Sci., 52, 85-95.
26. Jougnot, D., A. Revil, and P. Leroy (2009), Diffusion of ionic tracers in the Callovo-Oxfordian clay-rock using Donnan equilibrium model and the formation factor, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 73, 2712-2726.
27. Jougnot, D., A. Ghorbani, A. Revil, P. Leroy, and P. Cosenza (2010), Spectral induced polarization of partially saturated clay-rocks: A mechanistic approach, Geophys. J. Int., 180, 210-224.
28. Kainourgiakis, M. E., E. S. Kikkinides, A. Galani, G. S. Charalambopoulou, and A. K. Stubos (2005), Digitally reconstructed porous media: Transport and sorption properties, Transp. Porous Media, 58, 43-62. (Pubitemid 40273362)
29. Ketcham, K. C., and W. D. Carlson (2001), Acquisition, optimization and interpretation of X-ray computed tomographic imagery: Applications to the geosciences, Comput. Geosci., 27, 381-400. (Pubitemid 32277184)
30. Koponen, A., M. Kataja, and J. Timonen (1997), Permeability and effective porosity in porous media, Phys. Rev. E, 56, 3319-3325. (Pubitemid 127633361)
31. Lerouge, C., et al. (2011), Mineralogical and isotopic record of biotic and abiotic diagenesis of the Callovian-Oxfordian clayey formation of Bure (France), Geochim. Chosmochim. Acta, 75, 2633-2663.
32. Li, L., C. A. Peters, and M. A. Celia (2007), Effects of mineral spatial distribution on reaction rates in porous media, Water Resour. Res., 43(1), W01419, doi:10.1029/2005WR004848. (Pubitemid 46364297)
33. Li, L., C. I. Steefel, M. B. Kowalsky, A. Englert, and S. S. Hubbard (2010), Effects of physical and geochemical heterogeneities on mineral transformation and biomass accumulation during a biostimulation experiment at Rifle, Colorado, J. Contam. Hydrol., 112(1-4), 45-63.
34. Maintz, J., E. Meijering, and M. Viergever (1998), General multimodal elastic registration based on mutual information, edited by K. M. Hanson, Medical Imaging Vol. 3338, pp. 144-154, SPIE, Bellingham, WA.
35. Martini, I. P. (1971), A test of validity of quartz grain orientation as a paleocurrent and paleoanvironmental indicator, J. Sedimentary Petrol., 41(1), 60-68.
36. Melkior, T., D. Mourzagh, S. Yahiaoui, D. Thoby, J. C. Alberto, C. Brouard, and N. Michau (2004), Diffusion of an alkaline fluid through clayey barriers and its effect on the diffusion properties of some chemical species, Appl. Clay Sci., 26(1-4), 99-107. (Pubitemid 38958296)
37. Melkior, T., S. Yahiaoui, S. Motellier, D. Thoby, and E. Tevissen (2005), Cesium sorption and diffusion in Bure mudrock samples, Appl. Clay Sci., 29(3-4), 172-186. (Pubitemid 40717139)
38. Melkior, T., S. Yahiaoui, D. Thoby, S. Motellier, and V. Barthe (2007), Diffusion coefficients of alkaline cations in Bure mudrock, Phys. Chem. Earth A/B/C, 32(1-7), 453-462. (Pubitemid 46381593)
39. Melkior, T., E. C. Gaucher, C. Brouard, S. Yahiaoui, D. Thoby, Ch. Clinard, E. Ferrage, D. Guyonnet, C. Tournassat, and D. Coelho (2009), Na+ and HTO diffusion in compacted bentonite. Effect of surface chemistry and related texture, J. Hydrol., 370, 9-20.
40. Menut, D., M. Descostes, P. Meier, J. Radwan, P. Mauchien, and C. Poinssot (2006), Europium migration in argilaceous rocks: On the use of micro Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (micro LIBS) as a microanalysis tool, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 932, 913-918. (Pubitemid 44075060)
41. MirallesWilhelm, F., and L. W. Gelhar (1996), Stochastic analysis of sorption macrokinetics in heterogeneous aquifers, Water Resour. Res., 32(6), 1541-1549.
42. Nagao, M., and T. Matsuyama (1979), Edge preserving smoothing, Comput. Graphics Image Process., 9(4), 394-407.
43. Nakashima, Y., and S. Kamiya (2007), Mathematica programs for the analysis of three-dimensional pore connectivity and anisotropic tortuosity of porous rocks using X-ray computed tomography image data, J. Nuclear Sci. Technol., 44(9), 1233-1247. (Pubitemid 47551723)
44. Ohkubo, T. (2008), Tortuosity based on anisotropic diffusion process in structured plate-like obstacles by Monte Carlo simulation, Transp. Porous Media, 72(3), 339-350. (Pubitemid 351314935)
45. Pirard, E., and P. Sardini (2011), Image analysis for advanced characterization of industrial minerals and geomaterials, Advanced Characterization of Industrial Minerals, Lecture Notes in Mineralogy, Vol. 7.
46. Pret, D. (2003), Nouvelles methods quantitative de cartographie de la mineralogy et de la porosité dans les matériaux argileux: Application aux bentonites compactées dans les barières ouvragées, p. 257, University of Poitiers, France.
47. Pret, D., S. Sammartino, D. Beaufort, M. Fialin, P. Sardini, P. Cosenza, and A. Meunier (2010), A new method for quantitative petrography based on image processing of chemical element maps: Part II. Semi-quantitative porosity maps superimposed on mineral maps, Am. Mineral., 95, 1389-1398.
48. Revil, A., P. Leroy, and K. Titov (2005), Characterization of transport properties of argillaceous sediments : Application to the Callovo-Oxfordian Argillite, J. Geophys. Res., 110, B06202, doi:10.1029/2004JB003442. (Pubitemid 41282961)
49. Robinet J. C. (2008), Minéralogie, porosité et diffusion des solutés dans l'argilite du Callovo-Oxfordien de Bure (Meuse/Haute Marne, France) de l'échelle centimétrique à micrométrique, p. 247, University of Poitiers, France.
50. Robinet, J. C., P. Sardini, F. Delay, and K. H. Hellmuth (2008), The effect of rock matrix heterogeneities hear fracture wall on the Residence Time Distribution (RTD) of solutes, Transp. Porous Media, 72, 393-408. (Pubitemid 351314937)
51. Roels, S., J. Carmeliet, and H. Hens (2003), Modelling unsaturated moisture transport in heterogeneous limestone-(Part 2. Macroscopic simulations), Transp. Porous Media, 52(3), 351-369. (Pubitemid 36705041)
52. Rotenberg, B., I. Pagonabarraga, and D. Frenkel (2010), Coarse-grained simulations of charge, current and flow in heterogeneous media, Faraday Discuss., 144, 223-243.
53. Sallès, J., J. F. Thovert, and P. M. Adler (1993a), Reconstructed porous media and their application to fluid flow and solute transport, J. Contam. Hydrol., 13(1-4), 3-22.
54. Sallès, J., J. F. Thovert, and P. M. Adler (1993b), Deposition in porous media and clogging, Chem. Eng. Sci., 48(16), 2839-2858. (Pubitemid 23695972)
55. Salvo, L., P. Cloetens, E. Maire, S. Zabler, J.-J. Blandin, J.-Y. Buffière, W. Ludwig, E. Boller, D. Bellet, and C. Josserond (2003), X-ray microtomography an attractive characterization technique in materials science, Nuclear Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. B, 200, 273-286.
56. Sammartino, S., M. Siitari-Kauppi, A. Meunier, P. Sardini, A. Bouchet, and E. Tevissen (2002), An imaging method for the porosity of sedimentary rocks: Adjustment if the PMMA method-example of a characterization of a calcareous shale, J. Sediment. Res., 72, 937-943.
57. Sammartino, S., A. Bouchet, D. Pret, J.-C. Parneix, and E. Tevissen (2003), Spatial distribution of porosity and minerals in clay rocks from the Callovo-Oxfordian formation (Meuse/Haute-Marne, Eastern France) implications on ionic species diffusion and rock sorption capability, Appl. Clay Sci., 23, 157-166. (Pubitemid 37024365)
58. Sardini, P., F. Delay, K. H. Hellmuth, G. Porel, and E. Oila (2003), Interpretation of out diffusion experiments on crystalline rocks using randomwalk modelling, J. Contam. Hydrol., 61, 339-350. (Pubitemid 36210908)
59. Sardini, P., J.-C. Robinet, M. Siitari-Kauppi, F. Delay, and K. H. Hellmuth (2007), Direct simulation of heterogeneous diffusion and inversion procedure applied to an out diffusion experiment: Test case of Palmottu granite, J. Contam. Hydrol., 97, 21-37. (Pubitemid 47090195)
60. Serra, J. (1982), Image Analysis and Mathematical Morphology, vol. 1. 600 pp., Academic Press, London.
61. Soille, P. (2003), Morphological Image Analysis: Principles and Applications, 2nd ed., Springer, Berlin.
62. Van Loon, L. R., and J. Eikenberg (2005), A high-resolution abrasive method for determining diffusion profiles of sorbing radionuclides in dense argillaceous rocks, Appl. Rad. Isotopes, 63, 11-21. (Pubitemid 40615311)
63. Van Loon, L. R., J. M. Soler, and M. H. Bradbury (2003), Diffusion of HTO, 36Cl-and 125I-in Opalinus Clay samples from Mont Terri: Effect of confining pressure, J. Contam. Hydrol., 61(1-4), 73-83. (Pubitemid 36206446)
64. Wenk, H.-R. M. Voltolini, M. Mazurek, L. R. Van Loon, and A. Vinsot (2008), Preferred orientations and anisotropy in shales: Callovo-Oxfordian shale (France) and Opalinus Clay (Switzerland), Clays Clay Miner., 56, 285-306.
65. Willmann, M., J. Carrera, X. Sanchez-Vila, O. Silva, and M. Dentz (2010), Coupling of mass transfer and reactive transport for nonlinear reactions in heterogeneous media, Water Resour. Res., 46, W07512, doi:10.1029/ 2009WR007739.
66. Willmott, P. (2011), An Introduction to Synchrotron Radiation: Techniques and Applications, 368 pp., John Wiley, New York.
67. Yamaji, A., and F. Masuda (2005), Improvements in graphical representation of fabric data, showing the influence of aspect ratios of grains on their orientations, J. Sediment. Res., 75(3), 514-519. (Pubitemid 40721823)
68. Yang, Y., and A. C. Aplin (1998), Influence of lithology and compaction on the pore size distribution and modelled permeability of some mudstones from the Norwegian margin, Mar. Petrol. Geol., 15(2), 163-175. (Pubitemid 28456694)
69. Yven, B., S. Sammartino, Y. Geraud, F. Homand, and F. Villieras (2007), Mineralogy, texture and porosity of the Callovo-Oxfordian argillites of the Meuse/ Haute Marne region (eastern Paris Basin), Mém. Soc. France, 178, 73-90.
70. Zhang, Y. Q., H. H. Liu, Q. L. Zhou, and S. Finsterle (2006), Effects of diffusive property heterogeneity on effective matrix diffusion coefficient for fractured rock, Water Resour. Res., 42(4), W04405, doi:10.1029/ 2005WR004513.