Characterisation of the permeability anisotropy of cretaceous platform carbonates by using 3D Fracture modeling: The case study of Agri Valley fault zones (Southern Italy)

Italian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 396-408

  Korneva, Irina ^a   Cilona, Antonino ^b   Tondi, Emanuele ^a   Agosta, Fabrizio ^c   Giorgioni, Maurizio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^d Shell Italia E and P SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discrete Fracture Network; Fault hydraulic behaviour; Fracture porosity; Permeability anisotropy; Tight carbonates

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; FRACTURE NETWORK; HOST ROCK; KINEMATICS; LITHOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRANSPRESSION;

AGRI VALLEY; BASILICATA; ITALY;

EID: 84948783930     PISSN: 20381719     EISSN: 20381727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2014.26     Document Type: Article

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