Impact of interlayer slip on fracture prediction from geomechanical models of fault-related folds

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1447-1458

  Smart, Kevin J ^a   Ferrill, David A ^a   Morris, Alan P ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMECHANICS; LIME; PRODUCTION CONTROL; STRAIN;

APPLICATION OF FINITE ELEMENTS; EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTIONS; EXTENSIONAL FAULTS; FAULT-RELATED FOLD; FRACTURE PREDICTION; GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; GEOMECHANICAL MODEL; STRUCTURAL GEOMETRY;

FRACTURE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; GEOMECHANICS; LIMESTONE; MONOCLINE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; SHALE; SLIP; STRAIN;

EID: 73449136352     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/05110909034     Document Type: Article

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