Fault interaction in porous sandstone and implications for reservoir management; examples from southern Utah

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1593-1606

  Fossen, Haakon ^a   Johansen, Tord Erlend Skeie ^a   Hesthammer, Jonny ^a   Rotevatn, Atle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

FAULT BLOCKS; FAULT INTERACTION; SUBSEISMIC STRUCTURES; UTAH;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

FAULTING; POROUS MEDIUM; SANDSTONE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 30644456519     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/07290505041     Document Type: Article

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