Pitfalls in Seismic Interpretation

Paul M. Tucker, Howard J. Yorston

Pacific Section of AAPG

.... Within any horizontal layer containing the fault, the seismic waves will encounter progressively changing interval velocities along the profile...

Tasour Field - Republic of Yemen Block 32: Case History of a Decade of Learning; #90017 (2003)

James Bambrick, Ross Clarkson, Halvor Jahre, Sven Erik Lie

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... in the fault-shadow (area to the left of the dashed line and below the fault plane) and the same line after pre-stack depth migration (right). Upper...

Deformation of the Upper Paleozoic Rocks at Tanjung Gelang, Pahang

L. S. Yap, B. K. Tan

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... of these 3 outcrops are indicated in Fig. 2. The structure shown in Fig. 3 is exposed on a vertical north-south striking fault plane. The close...

Fault zone processes and fluid history in Austin Chalk, southwest Texas

David A. Ferrill, Mark A. Evans, Ronald N. McGinnis, Alan P. Morris, Kevin J. Smart, Daniel Lehrmann, Kirk D. H. Gulliver, and Zach Sickmann

AAPG Bulletin

...) segments (Figure 5C). Lower down on the fault, the fault clearly exhibits a refracted profile through chalk and mud-rock beds, with steep hybrid...

Seismic Investigation of the Colorado Front Range Zone of Flank Deformation Immediately North of Golden, Colorado

Thomas L. Davis, Terence K. Young

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... the total system. Departure from the vertical fault plane orientation does exist immediate to the Front Range flank and is governed by the amount of fault...

Geology of the Los Lobos Thrust, Southern Salinas Valley, California

James E. Gribi

Pacific Section SEPM

... Formations which are cut by the Los Lobos thrust and only occur below the fault plane. Reed (1925, p. 590) gave the name "King City fault...

Transpression in the Strata of Pulau Kapas, Terengganu

Mustaffa Kamal Shuib

Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM)

... formed in the PermoCarboniferous metasdiment. These folds are commonly associated with NNW to NS axial plane parallel faults and shear zones with both...

Multiple Detachment Folding in Pusht-e Kuh Arc, Zagros: Role of Mechanical Stratigraphy

J. Verges, M. G. H. Goodarzi, H. Emami, R. Karpuz, J. Efstathiou, P. Gillespie

AAPG Special Volumes

.... Efstathiou, P. Gillespie 2011 69 94 AAPG Memoir 94: Thrust fault-related folding Field data in combination with interpretation of old seismic lines across...

STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE SAWTOOTH SALIENT OF THE MONTANA DISTURBED BELT

Stephen P. Gardner, Jonathan M. Achuff

Montana Geological Society

... clastics. The high velocity contrast between the two units produces a strong reflection from this segment of the fault plane. This feature...

Oil-Gas Potential of Upper Cretaceous Sediments of Southern Part of Sakhalin

P. F. Volgin, V. I. Isayev, V. Yu. Kosygin

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

...-Sakhalin fault (North Sakhalin fault); 4-main Cretaceous area of Sakhalin; 5-gas fields accociated with south segment of Central Sakhalin fault. B...

Controls on Fracture Development, Spacing, and Geometry in the Austin Chalk Formation, Central Texas: Considerations for Exploration and Production

Kevin P. Corbett, Melvin Friedman, David V. Wiltschko, Jih Hao Hung

Dallas Geological Society

..., and the fault plane shows no decrease in dip, it is unlikely that this fault has a listric geometry. Lehigh Cement Quarry, Waco The Lehigh Cement Quarry...

Collapse Fault Systems of the Louisiana Gulf Coast (1)

J. A. Seglund

GCAGS Transactions

... into the deeper and steeper sedimentary bedding. There is very little, or no, roll-over of beds on the downthrown side into the fault plane. Little...

The Uncertainty in Assessing Fault Seal Analysis in Carbonate Reservoir, #42525 (2020).

Perdana Rakhmana Putra, Muhamad Natsir, Ricky Adi Wibowo,

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..., Kais Reef, Intra Kais, Base Kais, and Basement are projected to the fault plane, both on the foot wall side and the hanging wall side (Figure 1...

3.4 Detached Sediments: 3.4.2 Decollement Tectonics (B-Subduction) and Active Margins: Regional Seismic Reflection Profiles Across the Middle America Trench and Convergent Margin of Costa Rica

J. C. Crowe and R. T. Buffler

AAPG Special Volumes

... of the oceanic crust is subtle along CR-5 because the profile essentially parallels the fault plane. Unfortunately, the depth conversion could...

Hydrocarbon migration detected by regional temperature field variations, Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin, Canada

Zhuoheng Chen, Kirk G. Osadetz, Dale R. Issler, Stephen E. Grasby

AAPG Bulletin

... the fault plane, associated fracture zones commonly form high-permeability conduits parallel to the fault (Caine et al., 1996). Cenozoic sedimentary...

SG14: The COCORP Seismic Reflection Traverse Across the Southern Appalachians - Geologic Divisions in the Southern Appalachians and Interpretation of the Seismic Data

Frederick A. Cook, Larry D. Brown, Sidney Kaufman, and Jack E. Oliver

AAPG Special Volumes

... display east-dipping reflections above the sedimentary layers which may be from the Brevard fault plane. The Inner Piedmont province east of the Brevard...

Effect of Hydrodynamic Conditions on Oil and Gas Pools

Yu. P. Gattenberger

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

... of water. The following considerations should be taken into account in its construction. The isolines of the map of inclination of the contacts...

Abstract: The Importance of Layer-Parallel Strain in Restoration of the Hangingwall of the Corsair Fault, Offshore Texas, by R. H. Groshong, Jr.; #90987 (1993).

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ABSTRACT: Structural Geometry and Evaluation of Thrust Faulting in the Damon and Wilburton Quadrangles in Latimer County, Southeastern Oklahoma; #90020 (2003)

Marline R. Collins, Dr. Ibrahim Cemen

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..., the Choctaw fault forms the structural boundary between the frontal Ouachitas and the Arkoma Basin. This study is aimed at determining the structural...

ABSTRACT Palaeo-Stress Directions as a Guide for Fault Conductivity Prediction in 3-D Petroleum Systems Modelling, #90104 (2010)

Arian Natt; Tingate Peter; Hillis Richard; O'Brien Geoffrey W.

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...ABSTRACT Palaeo-Stress Directions as a Guide for Fault Conductivity Prediction in 3-D Petroleum Systems Modelling, #90104 (2010) Arian Natt; Tingate...

ABSTRACT: The Effects of Horizontal Fault Curvature and Displacement on Thrust Closure Geometry, by P. H. Hennings and B. H. Prine; #91021 (2010)

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Sedimentary Basin of Gabon--Geology and Oil Systems

P. Teisserenc, J. Villemin

AAPG Special Volumes

... shows a prismatic configuration. The salt pierces and glides up along a fault plane with an eastward throw up to 1500 to 2000 m. Sediments...

Mechanism of Microseismic Generation During Hydraulic Fracturing - With Evidence From HFTS 2 Observations

Yunhui Tan, Jiehao Wang, Peggy Rijken, Zhishuai Zhang, Zijun Fang, Ruiting Wu, Ivan Lim Chen Ning, Xinghui Liu

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

.... Through geomechanical analysis, we demonstrate that the “bedding-plane-slip” model is likely the mechanism for microseismic generation during...

Subsurface Interpretation of Golden Fault at Soda Lakes, Jefferson County, Colorado: GEOLOGICAL NOTES

Robert R. Berg

AAPG Bulletin

... up to 35 miles (Boos and Boos, 1957). Ziegler (1917) believed that dip of the fault plane was 60°-80° W. This has been the most common...

Structural inheritance controls crustal-scale extensional fault-related folding in the Exmouth and Dampier Sub-basins, North West Shelf, Australia

Hongdan Deng, Ken McClay, Hanlin Chen, Emma Finch, Dariusz Jablonski, and Sukonmeth Jitmahantakul

AAPG Bulletin

...) isostatic folds, and (4) transverse folds (as shown in Figure 1). Fault-bend folds develop over a curved fault plane, such as a ramp-flat or listric...