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 …
Theory of effective stress in soil and rock and implications for fracturing processes: a review
The effective stress principle (ESP) plays a basic role in geology and engineering problems
as it is involved in fundamental issues concerning strain and failure of rock and soil, as well …
as it is involved in fundamental issues concerning strain and failure of rock and soil, as well …
Spatial arrangement of faults and opening-mode fractures
Spatial arrangement is a fundamental characteristic of fracture arrays. The pattern of fault
and opening-mode fracture positions in space defines structural heterogeneity and …
and opening-mode fracture positions in space defines structural heterogeneity and …
Influence of non-intersecting cemented natural fractures on hydraulic fracture propagation behavior
H Wang, SG Yang, D Zhou, Q Wang - Journal of Structural Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Fractures in deeply buried or formerly deeply buried rocks commonly contain mineral
deposits having varying degrees of strength. Understanding how cement deposits in …
deposits having varying degrees of strength. Understanding how cement deposits in …
[HTML][HTML] Correlation analysis of fracture arrangement in space
We present new techniques that overcome limitations of standard approaches to
documenting spatial arrangement. The new techniques directly quantify spatial arrangement …
documenting spatial arrangement. The new techniques directly quantify spatial arrangement …
[HTML][HTML] Advances in comprehensive characterization and prediction of reservoir fractures
Fractured oil and gas reservoirs occupy an important position in world's oil and gas output
and reserves. On the one hand, natural fractures can significantly improve the reservoir …
and reserves. On the one hand, natural fractures can significantly improve the reservoir …
Microfracture spacing distributions and the evolution of fracture patterns in sandstones
Natural fracture patterns in sandstone were sampled using scanning electron microscope-
based cathodoluminescence (SEM-CL) imaging. All fractures are opening-mode and are …
based cathodoluminescence (SEM-CL) imaging. All fractures are opening-mode and are …
[HTML][HTML] Fracture analysis and low-temperature thermochronology of faulted Jurassic igneous rocks in the Southern Colombian Andes: Reservoir and tectonic …
Fractured basement hydrocarbon reservoirs are widely distributed worldwide in more than
30 basins, where volcanic and plutonic rocks have produced significant quantities of oil and …
30 basins, where volcanic and plutonic rocks have produced significant quantities of oil and …
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 …
Quantifying opening-mode fracture spatial organization in horizontal wellbore image logs, core and outcrop: Application to Upper Cretaceous Frontier Formation tight …
Abstract The Upper Cretaceous Frontier Formation is a naturally fractured gas-producing
sandstone in Wyoming. Regionally, random and statistically more clustered than random …
sandstone in Wyoming. Regionally, random and statistically more clustered than random …