Evidence of hydraulic connectivity across deformation bands from field pumping tests: Two examples from Tucano Basin, NE Brazil

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1783-1791

  Medeiros, W E ^a,b   do Nascimento, A F ^a,b   Alves da Silva, F C ^a   Destro, N ^c   Demetrio J G A ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Geofísica do Petróleo INCT GP   (Brazil)

^c PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deformation bands; Hydraulic connectivity; Permeability; Pumping tests; Tucano Basin

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION BAND; HYDRAULIC CONNECTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; PUMPING TESTS; TUCANO BASIN;

AQUIFERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULICS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; MONITORING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PUMPS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TESTING; WELLS;

DEFORMATION;

AQUIFER; COMPARTMENTALIZATION; DAMAGE; DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HOST ROCK; HYDRAULICS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; PERMEABILITY; PUMPING; SANDSTONE; TESTING METHOD;

BAHIA; BRAZIL; TUCANO BASIN;

EID: 78649770538     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.08.019     Document Type: Article

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