Integrated fracture prediction using sequence stratigraphy within a carbonate fault damage zone, Texas, USA

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1363-1374

  Zahm, Christopher K ^a   Zahm, Laura C ^a   Bellian, Jerome A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Fault damage zone; Fractures; HST; Sequence stratigraphy; TST

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION INTENSITY; FAULT DAMAGE ZONE; FAULT PLANES; FRACTURE PREDICTION; HIGHSTAND SYSTEMS TRACT; HST; MECHANICAL UNITS; MUD CONTENTS; ROCK STRENGTH; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURE; STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION; TEXAS , USA; TRANSGRESSIVE SYSTEMS TRACTS; TST; WACKESTONE;

CARBONATION; DEFORMATION; FORECASTING; FRACTURE;

STRATIGRAPHY;

ASPERITY; DEFORMATION; FAULT PLANE; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; FRACTURE; OUTCROP; PREDICTION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649445265     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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