Path-Dependent Evolution of Subsurface Fluids: A Conceptual and Thermodynamic Framework

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contents <p>This study develops a conceptual and thermodynamically informed framework for the evolution of subsurface fluid systems from a common origin toward path-dependent behavior. The model integrates pressure-driven flow, geological resistance, and fluid–rock interaction processes, described through an effective parameter (Λ_eff).</p> <p>The framework proposes a three-phase evolutionary pathway in which fluid interaction progressively decreases due to channel formation and flow organization, resulting in reduced biogenic signatures and increased transport efficiency. A temperature-dependent exponential formulation of the effective parameter is introduced, capturing the transition from interaction-dominated to organized flow regimes.</p> <p>Conceptual models and illustrative relationships are used to demonstrate how thermal conditions influence fluid mobility and interaction intensity. The framework yields testable predictions for thermal waters, early-stage migration systems, and mature flow regimes, providing a basis for future observational, hydrological, and geochemical investigations.</p>
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spellingShingle Path-Dependent Evolution of Subsurface Fluids: A Conceptual and Thermodynamic Framework
Gjoka, Kujtim
subsurface fluids; path dependence; fluid migration; flow organization; thermal gradients; geochemical interactions; transport efficiency; conceptual modeling; Lambda parameter
<p>This study develops a conceptual and thermodynamically informed framework for the evolution of subsurface fluid systems from a common origin toward path-dependent behavior. The model integrates pressure-driven flow, geological resistance, and fluid–rock interaction processes, described through an effective parameter (Λ_eff).</p> <p>The framework proposes a three-phase evolutionary pathway in which fluid interaction progressively decreases due to channel formation and flow organization, resulting in reduced biogenic signatures and increased transport efficiency. A temperature-dependent exponential formulation of the effective parameter is introduced, capturing the transition from interaction-dominated to organized flow regimes.</p> <p>Conceptual models and illustrative relationships are used to demonstrate how thermal conditions influence fluid mobility and interaction intensity. The framework yields testable predictions for thermal waters, early-stage migration systems, and mature flow regimes, providing a basis for future observational, hydrological, and geochemical investigations.</p>
title Path-Dependent Evolution of Subsurface Fluids: A Conceptual and Thermodynamic Framework
topic subsurface fluids; path dependence; fluid migration; flow organization; thermal gradients; geochemical interactions; transport efficiency; conceptual modeling; Lambda parameter
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19560432