Physical modelling of chemical compaction, overpressure development, hydraulic fracturing and thrust detachments in organic-rich source rock

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 262-274

  Zanella, A ^a   Cobbold, P R ^a   Le Carlier de Veslud, C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical compaction; Fluid overpressure; Physical modelling; Thrust detachments

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MIXTURES; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PISTONS; PRISMS; RESOURCE VALUATION; SILICA; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WAXES;

FLUID OVERPRESSURE; HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENTS; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; ORGANIC-RICH SOURCE ROCK; PHYSICAL MODELLING; PORE FLUID PRESSURE; THRUST DETACHMENTS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES;

COMPACTION;

COMPACTION; DETACHMENT FAULT; FRACTURE FLOW; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; OVERPRESSURE; PORE PRESSURE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SOURCE ROCK; TENSILE STRENGTH; THRUST;

EID: 84901672308     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2013.12.017     Document Type: Article

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