EGU25-12758, updated on 15 Mar 2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-12758
EGU General Assembly 2025
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Seismoelectric conversion at poroelastic/elastic interfaces and the role of dielectric permittivity: experimental and numerical analysis
Daniel Brito1, Natael Bernardo1, Victor Martins-Gomes1,2, and Clarisse Bordes1
Daniel Brito et al.
  • 1Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour , E2S UPPA, CNRS, LFCR, 64000 Pau , France
  • 2Makutu, Inria, TotalEnergies, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, LMAP, CNRS , 64000 Pau , France

Seismoelectric phenomena, caused by electrokinetic coupling between seismic and electromagnetic fields, have attracted significant interest in geological reservoir characterization for their sensitivity to pore-fluid contrasts. Consequently, most studies have focused on seismic-to-electromagnetic conversions at fluid/poroelastic and poroelastic/poroelastic interfaces. However, when investigating permeable zones in unfractured media, often associated with geothermal reservoirs, poroelastic/elastic interfaces must be considered. To address this, we conducted laboratory and numerical experiments using a container filled with quartz sand saturated with a NaCl solution, with one of five thin layers made of different materials (four elastic and one poroelastic) embedded within the sand. Our numerical simulations assume an elastic medium as poroelastic using limiting values for certain physical parameters. The results confirm that seismoelectric conversion occurs at poroelastic/elastic transitions, showing a strong agreement between experiments and simulations. Furthermore, we inferred that the amplitudes of electromagnetic waves generated at poroelastic/elastic interfaces are mainly controlled by contrasts of dielectric permittivity.

How to cite: Brito, D., Bernardo, N., Martins-Gomes, V., and Bordes, C.: Seismoelectric conversion at poroelastic/elastic interfaces and the role of dielectric permittivity: experimental and numerical analysis, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-12758, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-12758, 2025.