The influence of fault permeability on single-phase fluid flow near fault-sand intersections: Results from steady-state high-resolution models of pressure-driven fluid flow

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1763-1779

  Matthäi, Stephan K ^a,b,c,d   Roberts, Stephen G ^c,e  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL SANDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

FAULT PERMEABILITY; STEADY STATE HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS;

OIL SHALE;

FAULT; FLUID FLOW; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0030292007     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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