Fault and fracture systems in a fold and thrust belt: An example from Bolivia

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 471-493

  Florez Nino, Juan Mauricio ^a   Aydin, Atilla ^b   Mavko, Gary ^b   Antonellini, Marco ^c   Ayaviri, Asterio ^d  

^a Reservoir Characterization Geoscient   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Terraporosa   (Italy)

^d Repsol YPF (Bolivia)   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FRACTURE; POROSITY; SHEARING; STRATIGRAPHY;

BEDDING ALTITUDES; COMPRESSIVE DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONES;

SANDSTONE;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR ROCK;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ABRA;

EID: 16244419009     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/11120404032     Document Type: Article

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