Fracture pattern development has been a challenging area of research in the Earth sciences
for more than 100 years. Much has been learned about the spatial and temporal complexity …

Using examples from core studies, this article shows that separate identification of
mechanical stratigraphy and fracture stratigraphy leads to a clearer understanding of …

Natural fractures are effective reservoir spaces and the main seepage channel for tight
sandstones, which control the migration, enrichment, and productivity of oil and natural gas …

系统阐明致密砂岩储层裂缝发育的控制因素, 是准确预测裂缝分布规律的重要基础.
在对裂缝精细定量表征的基础上, 系统分析了库车地区致密砂岩中裂缝分布的控制因素 …

This study aims at improving the understanding of fracture genesis in layered carbonate
sedimentary sequences, focusing on field analysis of Jurassic to Maastrichtian age …

Through-going joints cutting across beds are often invoked to match large-scale
permeability patterns in tight carbonate reservoirs. However, despite the importance of these …

In the Keshen gas field in the northern Tarim Basin, the main production interval is the ultra-
deep (> 6000 m), ultra-high pressure Lower Cretaceous Bashijiqike Formation …

Characterisation of fracture networks at different scales is challenging and important to many
fields of geoscience, especially when access to multiple resolution datasets is limited. Here …

Mechanical stratigraphy can provide valuable knowledge for evaluating and predicting the
distribution of structural fractures and in situ stress. The fracture stratigraphy and mechanical …

This study shows how mechanical stratigraphy influences deformation bands' structural
attributes in faulted, heterolithic arkosic sandstones in the Rio do Peixe Basin, northeastern …