Modelación geoestadística de medios geológicos naturalmente fracturados

This dissertation cope with unsteady state flow in a dual porosity aquifer. In our theoretical mainframe, a naturally fractured porous media saturated by a monophasic fluid (i.e. water at normal temperature and pressure conditions) was considered. Therefore, a practical review has been oriented to the following topics: first, geostatistical tools used to simulate aquifer parameters, specially, its double porosity; later, the incorporation of matrix-fracture transfer functions inside the governing system equations for those complex aquifers. Afterwards, a methodology was implemented with the aim to simulate both singular characteristics mentioned before; indeed, the stochastic representation for the always uncertain fracture network and the estimation of the matrix-fracture transfer function coefficients. To check its performance, this new methodology was then applied to a series of synthetic cases available in the literature. Also, it was then tested in a real field project. This last test was carried out in a cretaceous confined aquifer within the limits of a future uranium mine district at Cerro Solo, Province of Chubut, Argentina. Finally, a discussion is included about the comparison of the different outcomes against the registered results examples, the analytical solutions for a simplified double porosity model and the normal pumping test interpretation done for the real case problem. Conclusions mainly emphasize the importance to include the dual porosity equations when the analysis should consider a suspicious aquifer with this nature and suggest going forward with a solute transport model development by analogous methodology.
[Valencia: 2017]

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