Adrien Damon Geoconsulting
Consulting in geosciences
I provide scientific services and deliverables in applied geosciences (geomechanics, structural geology, geoscientific data and numerical modeling), to support companies and institutions in exploration, operations, subsurface risk assessment and research & development.
Adrien Damon
I am passionate about geosciences and committed to applying them to address modern-day challenges.
Latest updates
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Joining the Terinov cluster
I am pleased to have joined the Terinov cluster, which connects companies in geosciences so that efforts can be put together regarding modern-day objectives. https://www.terinov.com/
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New publication: Diagenesis as the main control of clayrock brittleness
I am enjoyed to announce that this work is now published in Nature Scientific Reports ! I enjoyed it as much as it was thrilling regarding industrial impact: the aim was to characterize geological controls on clayrock mechanics in a quantitative manner for the purpose of joint geological-and-geomechanical site characterization, which precedently has only been…
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New publication: Clayrock deformation and permeability: insights from natural observations and experimental tests
I am pleased to announce that this work is now published. It has been a challenging work that links field geology to geomechanics on the way forward to improving numerical modeling of coupled clayrock mechanics and permeability. The result is a quantitative, first-order model that fits both the geological concepts-field observations and laboratory tests. Next…
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RST (Réunions des Sciences de la Terre) 2025 in Montpellier, France
Enjoyed presenting the latest advances in clayrock mechanics-permeability coupling and their evolution in the geological framework. Interesting discussion followed.
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EAGE annual meeting (European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers)
I had a great experience at the EAGE conference & exhibition. It has been the opportunity to engage with professionals offering very interesting services, such as Tessael, and to attend insightful talks by the renowned CVA Group. I was also pleased to present part of an expertise I made for TotalEnergies, in collaboration with some…
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Tournemire underground research laboratory
I had the opportunity to visit the Tournemire underground research laboratory, which I use some of the data acquired during experimental tests of the response of a clayrock fault to fluid injection and reactivation. This site is used as an analog of a host rock or seal for geological storage. It has been of great…
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New contract with TotalEnergies – CO2 storage department
I am enjoyed to start a new study for the CO2 storage department of TotalEnergies. I am asked to provide a comprehensive and quantitative model of the coupling between the mechanics and the permeability of clayrocks, as well as indications of the geological conditions resulting in the brittle/permeability increasing behavior of clayrocks, in order to…
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PhD
My doctoral work for the ANDRA (the French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management) is now complete. I and my colleagues were consulted for the estimation of the fault activity potential around the site selected for the construction of the Cigéo radioactive waste storage project. I saw this contract as an opportunity to gain my…
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CNE2 – National evaluation commission relative to studies and research on the management of radioactive materials and wastes
ANDRA (the French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management) asked me to present the results of my expertise to the commission (https://www.cne2.fr/), as the referent on fault stability over the next million years (safety measure for the integrity of the storage). I am very glad to have been entrusted with such an honorable event, which…
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PATA workshop – paleoseismology, active tectonics and archeoseismology
I am glad to have participated in this workshop (https://patadays-2022.sciencesconf.org/), it has been an interesting event with much discussion and an interesting fieldtrip to study active tectonics markers in the franco-italian Alps and southeastern France. Featured image: scarp of a fault of recent (quaternary) activity near the Lombarde pass studied during the fieldtrip.
