Crossing conjugate normal faults in field exposures and seismic data

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1471-1488

  Ferrill, David A ^a   Morris, Alan P ^a   McGinnis, Ronald N ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; HYDROCARBONS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES;

FIELD EXPOSURE; HYDROCARBON ACCUMULATION; NEWFOUNDLANDS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PERMEABILITY ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC DATAS; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

FAULT SLIPS;

DEFORMATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESERVOIR ROCK; SEISMIC DATA;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73449135140     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/06250909039     Document Type: Article

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