Reactivation of pressure-solution seams by a strike-slip fault-sequential, dilational jog formation and fluid flow

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1187-1200

  Watkinson, A John ^a   Geraghty Ward, Emily M ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCKS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

PRESSURE-SOLUTION SEAMS; SLIP REACTIVATION; STRESS-STRAIN FIELD;

PETROLOGY;

ACTIVE FAULT; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FLUID FLOW; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRESSURE SOLUTION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

EID: 33747177083     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/03060604088     Document Type: Article

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