Lithologic and structural controls on natural fracture distribution and behavior within the Lisburne Group, northeastern Brooks Range and North Slope subsurface, Alaska

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1700-1720

  Hanks, Catherine L ^a   Lorenz, John ^b   Teufel, Lawrence ^b,c   Krumhardt, Andrea P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; LITHOLOGY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

NATURAL FRACTURE DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

FRACTURE NETWORK; LITHOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 0031251846     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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