Mechanical stratigraphic controls on fracture patterns within carbonates and implications for groundwater flow

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 184, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 225-239

  Cooke, Michele L ^a   Simo, J A ^b,c   Underwood, Chad A ^d   Rijken, Peggy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d GME Consultants Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Fluid compart mentalization; Fracture termination; Fractures; Mechanical stratigraphy; Sedimentary stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; CARBONATE ROCK; FRACTURE FLOW; GROUNDWATER FLOW;

EID: 31344470379     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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