Predicting reservoir-scale faults with area balance: Application to growth stratigraphy

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1645-1658

  Groshong Jr , Richard H ^a   Pashin, Jack C ^b   Chai, Baolong ^c   Schneeflock, Robert D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Geological Survey of Alabama   (United States)

^c Slumberger/SIS   (United States)

^d Paramount Petroleum   (United States)

Author keywords

Area balanced cross sections; Growth faults; Normal faults; Sub resolution faults

Indexed keywords

RESERVOIR-SCALE FAULTS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER); SAMPLING; SEISMOLOGY;

GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION; GROWTH FAULT; NORMAL FAULT; RESOLUTION; SEISMIC SURVEY; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0042700306     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(03)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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