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Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-899-2020
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15 May 2020
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Resolved stress analysis, failure mode, and fault-controlled fluid conduits

David A. Ferrill, Kevin J. Smart, and Alan P. Morris

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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.
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Faults, fractures, and fluid flow in the shallow crust