Review of modeling approaches to groundwater flow in deformed carbonate aquifers

G Medici, L Smeraglia, A Torabi, C Botter - Groundwater, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We discuss techniques to represent groundwater flow in carbonate aquifers using the three
existing modeling approaches: equivalent porous medium, conduit network, and discrete …

[HTML][HTML] Fault-controlled springs: A review

R Keegan-Treloar, DJ Irvine, SC Solórzano-Rivas… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Springs sustain groundwater-dependent ecosystems and provide freshwater for human use.
Springs often occur because faults modify groundwater flow pathways leading to discharge …

Earthquakes control the impulsive nature of crustal helium degassing to the atmosphere

A Caracausi, D Buttitta, M Picozzi… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Deep fluids play active roles during the preparatory phases of large earthquakes and,
through their chemical signature, carry information about deep processes within the …

Fault damage zones width: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the northern border of the Araripe Basin, Brazil, NE Brazil

MAL Celestino, TS de Miranda, G Mariano… - Journal of Structural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fault zones commonly have spatially variable fault rocks and brittle structures. Differing fault-
rock attributes may retard or increase cross-and along-fault permeability. Our work analyzed …

3D topological analysis in deformation bands: Insights for structural characterization and impact on permeability

RBR de Melo Freitas, FCC Nogueira… - Journal of Structural …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study uses a 3D exposure of a fault zone in the Rio do Peixe Basin (NE Brazil) to
investigate the impact of deformation band connection on permeability in porous …

Interaction and linkage of basin-boundary fault segments control deformation bands distribution and damage zone permeability

LCV Lucas, DL Vasconcelos, F Balsamo… - Journal of Structural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Analyzing the factors that affect the fault damage zone parameters and the impact of
deformation on host rock permeability is fundamental for predicting the fluid flow behavior in …

Permeability modeling of a basin-bounding fault damage zone in the Rio do Peixe Basin, Brazil

ME Silva, FCC Nogueira, YAR Pérez… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
In permeability modeling of fault damage zones affecting porous sandstones, deformation
bands are commonly considered low-permeability structures that influence fluid flow …

Structural inheritance and border fault reactivation during active early-stage rifting along the Thyolo fault, Malawi

LNJ Wedmore, JN Williams, J Biggs, Å Fagereng… - Journal of Structural …, 2020 - Elsevier
We present new insights on the geometry, initiation and growth of the Thyolo fault, an 85 km
long active border fault in the southern Malawi Rift, from high-resolution topography, field …

Influence of hydrothermal silicification on the physical properties of a basin-boundary fault affecting arkosic porous sandstones, Rio do Peixe Basin, Brazil

LC Palhano, FCC Nogueira, FO Marques… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal silicification and deformation bands influence the physical properties of
porous siliciclastic rocks. However, the impacts generated by the coexistence of these two …

Induced seismicity by groundwater extraction at the Dead Sea fault, Jordan

E Shalev, N Wetzler, A Shatanawi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The earthquake sequence, with a maximum earthquake magnitude of MW 3.8, that occurred
during January–February 2022 at the northern Dead Sea fault, is shown to be induced by …