Review of modeling approaches to groundwater flow in deformed carbonate aquifers

G Medici, L Smeraglia, A Torabi, C Botter - Groundwater, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We discuss techniques to represent groundwater flow in carbonate aquifers using the three
existing modeling approaches: equivalent porous medium, conduit network, and discrete …

On the distribution of fluids in folds: A review of controlling factors and processes

MA Evans, MP Fischer - Journal of Structural Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
Growing macroscale fold structures are one of the most dynamic and complex systems in
geology, where during fold growth pore fluid pressure, fluid temperature, and fluid …

Mechanical and fracture stratigraphy

SE Laubach, JE Olson, MR Gross - AAPG bulletin, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Using examples from core studies, this article shows that separate identification of
mechanical stratigraphy and fracture stratigraphy leads to a clearer understanding of …

Characteristics and controlling factors of natural fractures in deep lacustrine shale oil reservoirs of the Permian Fengcheng Formation in the Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin …

X Du, Z Jin, L Zeng, G Liu, W He… - Journal of Structural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Maximum burial depth of the Permian Fengcheng Formation, which contains significant oil
resources in the Mahu Sag, exceeds 4500 m constituting a deep reservoir. Fractures are …

Sedimentary and diagenetic controls on the multiscale fracturing pattern of a carbonate reservoir: The Madison Formation (Sheep Mountain, Wyoming, USA)

M Barbier, Y Hamon, JP Callot, M Floquet… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2012 - Elsevier
A multidisciplinary approach has been applied to characterize the Madison Formation in the
Sheep Mountain anticline at different scales, in order to illustrate the relationship between …

Distribution and arrest of vertical through-going joints in a seismic-scale carbonate platform exposure (Sorrento peninsula, Italy): insights from integrating field survey …

A Corradetti, S Tavani, M Parente, A Iannace… - Journal of Structural …, 2018 - Elsevier
Through-going joints cutting across beds are often invoked to match large-scale
permeability patterns in tight carbonate reservoirs. However, despite the importance of these …

Throughgoing fractures in layered carbonate rocks

MR Gross, Y Eyal - Geological Society of America …, 2007 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Fracture surveys were conducted across a broad anticline in southern Israel in order to
investigate the development and geometries of throughgoing fractures in layered carbonate …

储层构造裂缝识别及预测研究进展

高金栋, 周立发, 冯乔, 牟宗琪 - 地质科技通报, 2018 - dzkjqb.cug.edu.cn
构造裂缝的发育改变了储层岩石的物性与力学性质, 严重影响着压裂施工及油气开发效率, 因此,
查清构造裂缝的发育特征具有非常重要的理论与实际价值. 但由于仪器探测能力的限制 …

Geomechanical modeling of hydraulic fracturing: Why mechanical stratigraphy, stress state, and pre-existing structure matter

KJ Smart, GI Ofoegbu, AP Morris… - AAPG …, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The increasing exploration and production in unconventional resource plays in the past
decade has been accompanied by a greater need for understanding the effectiveness of …

Fracture stratigraphy and mechanical stratigraphy in sandstone: A multiscale quantitative analysis

J Liu, P Chen, K Xu, H Yang, H Liu, Y Liu - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Mechanical stratigraphy can provide valuable knowledge for evaluating and predicting the
distribution of structural fractures and in situ stress. The fracture stratigraphy and mechanical …