3D structure of clay smears implications for fault seals

73rd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2011: Unconventional Resources and the Role of Technology. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2011

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 4255-4259

  Ciftci, N B ^a   Giger, S B ^a   Clennell, M B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; GEOMETRY; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3D STRUCTURE; CLAY COMPOSITION; CLAY CONTENT; CLAY LAYERS; CLAY SMEAR; CONSOLIDATION STRESS; DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; DIFFERENT GEOMETRY; FAULT SEAL; FAULT ZONE; GEOMODELS; NORMAL STRESS; PREDICTIVE PERFORMANCE; STRESS CONDITION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE;

ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS;

EID: 80052472228     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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