The scaling of pull-aparts and implications for fluid flow in areas with strike-slip faults

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 389-399

  Peacock, D C P ^a   Anderson, M W ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluid flow; Power law; Pull apart; Scaling; Strike slip

Indexed keywords

FIELD DATA; FLOWTHROUGH; FLUID-FILLED; FRACTURE APERTURES; GEOMECHANICAL MODEL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; POWER LAW SCALINGS; POWER-LAW; PULL-APART; SCALING; SCALING RELATIONSHIPS; SECONDARY POROSITY; STRIKE SLIP FAULTING; STRIKE-SLIP; TUBE-LIKE;

FRACTURE; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDROCARBONS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

COMPRESSION; FLUID FLOW; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LIMESTONE; POWER LAW; PULL APART BASIN; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ENGLAND; SOMERSET; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866507980     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2012.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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