Fault-fracture networks and related fluid flow and sealing, Brushy Canyon Formation, West Texas
EP Nelson, AJ Kullman… - Geophysical …, 1999 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
We describe fault-fracture networks and associated cementation in excellent three-
dimensional exposures of the Permian Brushy Canyon Formation in the central Delaware
Mountains of west Texas. Faults and fractures are present in two main, nearly orthogonal
sets (NNW and NE trending). A third set is present adjacent to some faults, or between two
closely-spaced faults. Spacing of fault-parallel fractures decreases near some faults, in
some cases parabolically. Fault core zones contain banded carbonate veins, complex …
dimensional exposures of the Permian Brushy Canyon Formation in the central Delaware
Mountains of west Texas. Faults and fractures are present in two main, nearly orthogonal
sets (NNW and NE trending). A third set is present adjacent to some faults, or between two
closely-spaced faults. Spacing of fault-parallel fractures decreases near some faults, in
some cases parabolically. Fault core zones contain banded carbonate veins, complex …