
THMC experimentation – Thermal, hydraulic, mechanical and chemical
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THMC experimentation – thermal, hydraulic, mechanical and chemical – at GeoRessources
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At GeoRessources, THMC experimentation – thermal, hydraulic, mechanical and chemical – are supported by the following technical platforms:
♦ Hydrothermal Experimentation,
♦ Reservoir Petrophysics ,
♦ Dimitri – Triaxial Analog Modeling Device
♦ and Multi-scale Hydro-Geomechanics.

Technical expertises in THMC experimentation at GeoRessources
Below, classified by platform, you will find the technical expertises of GeoRessources:
Which expertises does the Hydro-Geomécanique Multi-échelles technical platform have?
♦ Geotechnical Testing
♦ Mechanical properties of rocks
♦ Physical properties of rocks
♦ Thermal properties of rocks
♦ Mechanical compression tests
♦ Triaxial Compression Cells
♦ Acoustic and ultrasonic analysis
♦ Hydrogeological study
♦ Column Testing
♦ Flow cell tests
What are the expertises of the DimiTri technical platform?
♦ Large True Triaxial Press
♦ Physical Modeling in Geosciences
♦ Mechanical behavior of discontinuities
♦ Physical modelling of underground tunnel excavation
♦ Experimental rock mechanics
♦ Integration of sensors into materials
♦ Physical modelling of land subsidence
Which expertises does the hydrothermal experimentation technical platform have?
♦ Experimental simulation of fluid-rock interactions
♦ High pressure, high temperature
♦ In situ chemical measurements: pH, Raman
♦ Geochemical modeling
♦ 4D experimentation under X-ray beam
♦ In situ monitoring of gas and liquid
What expertises does the reservoir petrophysics technical platform have?
♦ Porosity measurements by water and helium saturation, mercury injection access, and NMR
♦ Density measurements by helium pycnometry and triple weighing
♦ Measurements of fluid and heat transfer and storage properties
♦ Measurements of P- and S-wave propagation velocities
♦ Determination of mineralogical compositions by thin section analysis, gamma-ray spectroscopy, and magnetic susceptibility
♦ 2D and 3D electrical resistivity tomography, 2D seismic, 2D radar
♦ Magnetic mapping
♦ Lidar measurements

Access requirements and prices

The technical platforms that work on THMC experimentation offer services to:
♦ laboratories of the University of Lorraine,
♦ laboratories outside the University of Lorraine,
♦ public structures or organizations,
♦ and private partners.
