How can we improve estimates of bulk fault zone hydraulic properties?

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 299, Issue , 2008, Pages 231-237

  Lunn, Rebecca J ^a   Shipton, Zoe K ^b   Bright, Aileen M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FAULT ZONE; FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; LITHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 50949120486     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP299.14     Document Type: Article

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