Fault displacement profiles in multilayer systems: From fault restriction to fault propagation

Terra Nova

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 499-504

  Roche, Vincent ^a,b   Homberg, Catherine ^a   Rocher, Muriel ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PROPAGATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; NORMAL FAULT; NUCLEATION; SHALE; STRAIN;

EID: 84868692173     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2012.01088.x     Document Type: Article

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