Role of basement inherited structural network on heat distribution and flow pathways in rift basins

Summary Deeply buried sandstone reservoirs in contact with the basement are targeted in the Upper Rhine Graben for oil, gas and geothermal energy production. Here, a conceptual basin model of fluid flow segmentation within the rift blocks, reconstructed from analytical datasets on structural network and geochemical conditions on barite and carbonate fracture infills, is tested on a 2D burial modelling approach integratin the basement structure and properties.