Fault zone hydrogeology
Deformation along faults in the shallow crust (< 1 km) introduces permeability heterogeneity
and anisotropy, which has an important impact on processes such as regional groundwater …
and anisotropy, which has an important impact on processes such as regional groundwater …
Petroleum reservoir quality prediction: overview and contrasting approaches from sandstone and carbonate communities
The porosity and permeability of sandstone and carbonate reservoirs (known as reservoir
quality) are essential inputs for successful oil and gas resource exploration and exploitation …
quality) are essential inputs for successful oil and gas resource exploration and exploitation …
Factors controlling permeability of cataclastic deformation bands and faults in porous sandstone reservoirs
Improving the prediction of sub-seismic structures and their petrophysical properties is
essential for realistic characterization of deformed sandstone reservoirs. In the present …
essential for realistic characterization of deformed sandstone reservoirs. In the present …
A review of deformation bands in reservoir sandstones: geometries, mechanisms and distribution
Deformation bands are common subseismic structures in porous sandstones that vary with
respect to deformation mechanisms, geometries and distribution. The amount of cataclasis …
respect to deformation mechanisms, geometries and distribution. The amount of cataclasis …
Time‐dependent compaction band formation in sandstone
Compaction bands in sandstone are laterally extensive planar deformation features that are
characterized by lower porosity and permeability than the surrounding host rock. As a result …
characterized by lower porosity and permeability than the surrounding host rock. As a result …
Fluid flow numerical experiments of faulted porous carbonates, Northwest Sicily (Italy)
A methodology to assess the effects of structural heterogeneities below seismic resolution in
porous carbonate grainstones on reservoir performance during production is developed by …
porous carbonate grainstones on reservoir performance during production is developed by …
Tectonic regime controls clustering of deformation bands in porous sandstone
Porous sandstones tend to deform by the formation of low-permeability deformation bands
that influence fluid flow in reservoir settings. The bands may be distributed or localized into …
that influence fluid flow in reservoir settings. The bands may be distributed or localized into …
[HTML][HTML] Geomechanical and petrographic assessment of a CO2 storage site: Application to the Acorn CO2 Storage Site, offshore United Kingdom
Extraction or injection of fluids within the subsurface causes fluctuations of fluid pressures
and thus stress conditions. It is paramount to have knowledge of the geomechanical strength …
and thus stress conditions. It is paramount to have knowledge of the geomechanical strength …
A model of strain localization in porous sandstone as a function of tectonic setting, burial and material properties; new insight from Provence (southern France)
The analysis of three cataclastic band sets from Provence (France) reveals that the band
density, their conjugate angles, their ratio of shear displacement to compaction, and the …
density, their conjugate angles, their ratio of shear displacement to compaction, and the …
Growth of cataclastic bands into a fault zone: A multiscalar process by microcrack coalescence in sandstones of Rio do Peixe Basin, NE Brazil
DHS de Souza, FCC Nogueira, DL Vasconcelos… - Journal of Structural …, 2021 - Elsevier
We propose a structural evolutionary model for deformation band (DB) development via
microcrack propagation and coalescence process in a normal fault zone affecting arkosic …
microcrack propagation and coalescence process in a normal fault zone affecting arkosic …