Fracture pattern development has been a challenging area of research in the Earth sciences
for more than 100 years. Much has been learned about the spatial and temporal complexity …

Calcite is a common mineral precipitated within upper crustal fault zones and associated
fractures, forming veins, mineral cements and fault coatings. It has the potential to be dated …

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 …

In recent years, China has made significant progress in exploring oil and gas in sandstone
and carbonate rocks with burial depths of more than 6000 m in the Tarim, Sichuan, and …

Taking the Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in the Changning area of the southern
Sichuan Basin as an example, the characteristics and formation stages of tectonic fractures …

Fluid inclusions in clearly defined fluid inclusion assemblages (FIAs) from various geologic
environments were examined to assess the uncertainty associated with determining the …

Abstract The Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) with a 100 mm diameter was used to
investigate the impact of pre-existing fissure length on the mechanical properties of …

Metamorphic fluids, faults, and shear zones are carriers of carbon from the deep Earth to
shallower reservoirs. Some of these fluids are reduced and transport energy sources, like …

Outcrop studies are essential for understanding subsurface fractures, because some key
attributes such as length and height distribution cannot be measured using wellbores …

Mechanical stratigraphy can provide valuable knowledge for evaluating and predicting the
distribution of structural fractures and in situ stress. The fracture stratigraphy and mechanical …