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15 May 2020
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Resolved stress analysis, failure mode, and fault-controlled fluid conduits
David A. Ferrill
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Space Science and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, Texas
78238-5166, USA
Kevin J. Smart
Space Science and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, Texas
78238-5166, USA
Alan P. Morris
Space Science and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, Texas
78238-5166, USA
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This paper explores failure modes and deformation behavior of faults in the mechanically layered Eagle Ford Formation, an ultra-low permeability self-sourced oil and gas reservoir and aquitard in southwest Texas, USA. The role of dilation versus slip relates in predictable ways to mechanical stratigraphy, stress field, and dilation and slip tendency. We conclude that dilation tendency vs. slip tendency can be used to infer fault and fracture deformation modes and conduit versus seal behaviour.
This paper explores failure modes and deformation behavior of faults in the mechanically layered...
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