Abnormal reverse faulting above a depleting reservoir

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-114

  Odonne, Francis ^a   Ménard, Isabelle ^a   Massonnat, Gérard J ^b   Rolando, Jean Paul ^b  

^a Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

^b CSTJF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; SILICONES; SUBSIDENCE;

ANALOGUE MODELING; DEFORMATION FEATURE; HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENTS; HYDROCARBON FIELDS; NATURAL STRUCTURES; POROELASTIC STRESS; REVERSE FAULTING; SUBSURFACE DEFORMATION;

FAULT SLIPS;

FAULTING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; REVERSE FAULT; SUBSIDENCE;

EID: 84874991388     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0111:ARFAAD>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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