Volume 6, Issue 4, July 2014, Pages 825–838
Rabie El Bardai1, Kamal Targuisti2, Rachid Hlila3, and Khadija Aluni4
1 Laboratory of Geology of the Environment and natural resources, Faculty of Sciences, University Abdelmalek Essaâdi, B.P. 2121, Tetouan, Morocco
2 Laboratory of Geology of the Environment and natural resources, Faculty of Sciences, University Abdelmalek Essaâdi, B.P. 2121, Tetouan, Morocco
3 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tétouan, B.P 2121, Université Abdel Malek Essaâdi, Tétouan, Morocco
4 Laboratory of Geology of the Environment and natural resources, Faculty of Sciences, University Abdelmalek Essaâdi, B.P. 2121, Tetouan, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Natural fracturing includes all the mechanical discontinuities affecting the rock matrix. These natural fractures usually constitute preferential drains or permeability barriers which partially control the movement of fluids during production. The fracturing map of the Calcareous Dorsale in the Northern Rif was established using remote sensing (photo-interpretation) and GIS techniques, as well as field measurements of fractures randomly distributed in six microtectonic stations.
Firstly, using the above mentioned approaches the main sets of fractures are detected. The dominant direction of fractures corresponds to the NE-SW direction which also coincides with the dominant orientation of the hydrographic network. Thus, the results from these two methodological approaches permit the development of a hypothetical scenario of karst groundwater circulations between the different units of the study area and other nearby units.
Author Keywords: Fracturing, photo-interpretation, orthorectification, water flow, Calcareous Dorsal, Rif.
Rabie El Bardai1, Kamal Targuisti2, Rachid Hlila3, and Khadija Aluni4
1 Laboratory of Geology of the Environment and natural resources, Faculty of Sciences, University Abdelmalek Essaâdi, B.P. 2121, Tetouan, Morocco
2 Laboratory of Geology of the Environment and natural resources, Faculty of Sciences, University Abdelmalek Essaâdi, B.P. 2121, Tetouan, Morocco
3 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tétouan, B.P 2121, Université Abdel Malek Essaâdi, Tétouan, Morocco
4 Laboratory of Geology of the Environment and natural resources, Faculty of Sciences, University Abdelmalek Essaâdi, B.P. 2121, Tetouan, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Natural fracturing includes all the mechanical discontinuities affecting the rock matrix. These natural fractures usually constitute preferential drains or permeability barriers which partially control the movement of fluids during production. The fracturing map of the Calcareous Dorsale in the Northern Rif was established using remote sensing (photo-interpretation) and GIS techniques, as well as field measurements of fractures randomly distributed in six microtectonic stations.
Firstly, using the above mentioned approaches the main sets of fractures are detected. The dominant direction of fractures corresponds to the NE-SW direction which also coincides with the dominant orientation of the hydrographic network. Thus, the results from these two methodological approaches permit the development of a hypothetical scenario of karst groundwater circulations between the different units of the study area and other nearby units.
Author Keywords: Fracturing, photo-interpretation, orthorectification, water flow, Calcareous Dorsal, Rif.
How to Cite this Article
Rabie El Bardai, Kamal Targuisti, Rachid Hlila, and Khadija Aluni, “The fracturing role in the conditioning of karst groundwater circulations in the calcareous Dorsal (Northern Rif, Morocco),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 825–838, July 2014.
