Fault growth and interactions in a multiphase rift fault network: Horda Platform, Norwegian North Sea

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 99-119

  Duffy, Oliver B ^a   Bell, Rebecca E ^a   Jackson, Christopher A L ^a   Gawthorpe, Rob L ^b   Whipp, Paul S ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fault growth; Fault interactions; Fault networks; Fault throw; Multiphase rifting; Normal faulting; North Sea

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; NUCLEATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT GROWTH; FAULT INTERACTIONS; FAULT NETWORKS; MULTIPHASE RIFTING; NORMAL FAULTING; NORTH SEA;

FAULT SLIPS;

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT ZONE; NORMAL FAULT; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; NORWAY;

EID: 84941299740     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2015.08.015     Document Type: Article

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