Structural heterogeneity and permeability in faulted eolian sandstone: Implications for subsurface modeling of faults

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 863-883

  Shipton, Zoe K ^a   Evans, James P ^a   Robeson, Kim R ^a   Forster, Craig B ^a   Snelgrove, Stephen ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERMEABILITY VARIATIONS;

BOREHOLES; DEFORMATION; MAPPING;

SANDSTONE;

FAULT BOUNDARY; FLUID FILM; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY; SANDSTONE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FAULT ZONE; FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036571972     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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