[HTML][HTML] Carbonate hosted fault rocks: A review of structural and microstructural characteristic with implications for seismicity in the upper crust

C Delle Piane, MB Clennell, JVA Keller… - Journal of Structural …, 2017 - Elsevier
The structure, frictional properties and permeability of faults within carbonate rocks exhibit a
dynamic interplay that controls both seismicity and the exchange of fluid between different …

The relationship between fluid flow, structures, and depositional architecture in sedimentary rocks: An example‐based overview

V Dimmen, A Rotevatn, CW Nixon - Geofluids, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fluid flow in the subsurface is fundamental in a variety of geological processes including
volcanism, metamorphism, and mineral dissolution and precipitation. It is also of economic …

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 …

The influence of the cataclastic matrix on the petrophysical properties of deformation bands in arkosic sandstones

FCC Nogueira, MA Nicchio, F Balsamo… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates how the intensity of the cataclasis deformation mechanism influences
petrophysical properties, such as pore diameter, grain size, porosity, and permeability, in …

Micromechanics and strain localization in sand in the ductile regime

G Shahin, RC Hurley - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Critical processes including seismic faulting, reservoir compartmentalization, and borehole
failure involve high‐pressure mechanical behavior and strain localization of sedimentary …

Deformation bands and their impact on fluid flow: Insights from geometrical modelling and multi-scale flow simulations in sandstones

A Awdal, R Suramairy, K Singh, G Fabre… - Journal of structural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Deformation bands may show permeabilities that are a few orders of magnitude lower than
the surrounding host rocks and therefore have a negative impact on fluid flow in sandstone …

Displacement-dependent microstructural and petrophysical properties of deformation bands and gouges in poorly lithified sandstone deformed at shallow burial depth …

M Pizzati, F Balsamo, F Storti - Journal of Structural Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
We present the results of meso-and micro-structural analyses performed on fault-related soft-
sediment deformation structures affecting poorly lithified, high-porosity siliciclastic sediments …

Correlating deformation events onshore and offshore in superimposed rift basins: the Lossiemouth Fault Zone, Inner Moray Firth Basin, Scotland

A Tamas, RE Holdsworth, JR Underhill, DM Tamas… - Basin …, 2022 - earthdoc.org
The separation and characterisation of different deformation events in superimposed basins
can be challenging due to the effects of overprinting and/or fault reactivation, combined with …

3D paleotectonic stress field simulations and fracture prediction for marine-continental transitional facies forming a tight-sandstone reservoir in a highly deformed area

S Yin, Q Jia, W Ding - Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Marine-continental transitional facies coal measures that form tight sandstone reservoirs in
heavily deformed areas are a new field for natural gas exploration. The degree of fracture …

Impact of deformation bands on fault-related fluid flow in field-scale simulations

RL Berge, SE Gasda, E Keilegavlen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Subsurface storage of CO 2 is predicted to rise exponentially in response to the increasing
levels of CO 2 in the atmosphere. Large-scale CO 2 injections into the subsurface require …