Shear-enhanced compaction bands formed at shallow burial conditions; implications for fluid flow (Provence, France)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 3-15

  Ballas, Gregory ^a   Soliva, Roger ^a   Sizun, Jean Pierre ^b   Fossen, Haakon ^c,d   Benedicto, Antonio ^e   Skurtveit, Elin ^c,d,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c Uni Research   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e AREVA NP   (France)

^f NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Compaction band; Deformation band; Fluid flow; Permeability; Porous sandstone; Shallow burial conditions

Indexed keywords

BURIAL DEPTHS; COARSE-GRAINED; COMPACTION BANDS; COMPACTION PROCESS; DEFORMATION BAND; DISTRIBUTED NETWORKS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; MEAN GRAIN DIAMETER; METEORIC WATERS; MICRO-FRACTURE; POROUS SANDSTONE; SAND LAYER; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; SHALLOW BURIAL; SHEAR DISPLACEMENT; SUBSURFACE FLUID FLOW;

DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SANDSTONE;

COMPACTION;

BRECCIA; COMMINUTION; COMPACTION; CRUSHING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GRAIN SIZE; METEORIC WATER; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SANDSTONE; SHEAR FLOW; TRANSMISSIVITY;

FRANCE; PROVENCE;

EID: 84872608102     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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