The role of chemistry in fracture pattern development and opportunities to advance interpretations of geological materials
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 …
for more than 100 years. Much has been learned about the spatial and temporal complexity …
Controls on the intrinsic flow properties of mudrock fractures: A review of their importance in subsurface storage
Effective storage and containment of injected fluids, over a range of spatial and temporal
scales, is reliant upon the sealing capacity of the lithologies overlying geological stores. Low …
scales, is reliant upon the sealing capacity of the lithologies overlying geological stores. Low …
[HTML][HTML] Fracture-pattern growth in the deep, chemically reactive subsurface
Arrays of natural opening-mode fractures show systematic patterns in size and spatial
arrangement. The controls on these factors are enigmatic, but in many cases the depth of …
arrangement. The controls on these factors are enigmatic, but in many cases the depth of …
Rock mechanical properties of immature, organic-rich source rocks and their relationships to rock composition and lithofacies
Mechanical properties of layered rocks are critical in ensuring wellbore integrity and
predicting natural fracture occurrence for successful reservoir development, particularly in …
predicting natural fracture occurrence for successful reservoir development, particularly in …
Age, material source, and formation mechanism of bedding-parallel calcite beef veins: Case from the mature Eocene lacustrine shales in the Biyang Sag, Nanxiang …
The mechanisms leading to the formation of bedding-parallel calcite beef veins have been
widely debated, with discussions centered on timing or burial depth of vein generation …
widely debated, with discussions centered on timing or burial depth of vein generation …
Silica diagenesis promotes early primary hydrocarbon migration
We present evidence that hydrocarbon source rocks can be preconditioned for primary
hydrocarbon migration at an early stage of catagenesis by pore-scale processes linked to …
hydrocarbon migration at an early stage of catagenesis by pore-scale processes linked to …
Fractures in mudrocks: Advances in constraining timing and understanding mechanisms
Recent advances in fracture-timing techniques have led to new insights about sequences
and mechanisms of fracture formation in mudrocks. Methods to constrain fracture timing in …
and mechanisms of fracture formation in mudrocks. Methods to constrain fracture timing in …
Natural mineralized fractures from the Montney-Doig unconventional reservoirs (Western Canada Sedimentary Basin): Timing and controlling factors
Characterizing the origin of natural fractures in organic-rich fine-grained deposits is key to
constraining permeability evolution in these potential source rocks and tight reservoirs, as …
constraining permeability evolution in these potential source rocks and tight reservoirs, as …
Shale anisotropy and natural hydraulic fracture propagation: An example from the Jurassic (Toarcian) Posidonienschiefer, Germany
Cores recovered from the Jurassic (Toarcian) Posidonienschiefer (Posidonia Shale) in the
Lower Saxony Basin, Germany, contain calcite‐filled fractures (veins) at a low angle to …
Lower Saxony Basin, Germany, contain calcite‐filled fractures (veins) at a low angle to …
Diagenesis, compaction strain and deformation associated with chert and carbonate concretions in organic‐rich marl and phosphorite; Upper Cretaceous to Eocene …
This paper presents an integrated petrographic–geochemical–geomechanical study of the
growth mechanisms of carbonate and chert concretions observed at outcrop and core from …
growth mechanisms of carbonate and chert concretions observed at outcrop and core from …