Aspects and origins of fractured dip-domain boundaries in folded carbonate rocks

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 523-536

  Bazalgette, L ^a   Petit, J P ^b   Amrhar, M ^c   Ouanaimi H ^d  

^a Shell Exploration and Production International   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^d Ecole Normale Superieure Marrakech   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Carbonate rocks; Curvature; Curvature accommodation; Faults; Folds; Fractured reservoirs; Fractures; Sedimentary rocks

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CARBONATES; FAULTING; FRACTURE; MULTIPLE ZONES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

CARBONATE ROCK; CURVATURE; CURVATURE ACCOMMODATION; FOLDS; FRACTURED RESERVOIR;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

CARBONATE ROCK; CRUST; CURVATURE; FAULT ZONE; FOLD; FRACTURE ZONE; SEISMIC ZONE; TYPOLOGY;

ABRUZZI; FRANCE; ITALY; MOROCCO;

EID: 77953121600     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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