Top-seal leakage through faults and fractures: the role of mudrock properties

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 158, Issue , 1999, Pages 125-135

  Ingram, Gary M ^a   Urai, Janos L ^b  

^a Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT; FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON TRAP; LEAKAGE; MUDSTONE; SEALING;

EID: 0033380579     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.158.01.10     Document Type: Article

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