Development and flow structures of sand injectites: The Hind Sandstone Member injectite complex, Carboniferous, UK

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1200-1215

  Kane, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Injectite; Sandstone intrusion; Slope gully; Submarine slope; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

CEMENTED SANDS; COMPRESSIONAL; CRACK PROPAGATION DIRECTION; FLUID MIGRATION; FRACTURE NETWORK; IN-SITU; INJECTION FLOW; INTERNAL FLOW STRUCTURE; LOCAL STRESS; MINERALISATION; OVERPRESSURE; PEAK FLOWS; PORE FLUIDS; REMOBILISATION; SAND BODY; SANDSTONE INTRUSIONS; SUBMARINE SLOPES; THIN SECTION; TOOL MARKS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLUIDIZATION; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBMARINES;

SANDSTONE;

CARBONIFEROUS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLUID PRESSURE; FRACTURE NETWORK; GULLY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; LACCOLITH; MUDSTONE; PEAK FLOW; PORE PRESSURE; PYRITE; SANDSTONE; SCOUR; STRESS FIELD; SUBMARINE SLOPE; TURBIDITE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951498012     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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