Partitioning of fault displacement onto multiple segments within a fault mapped as a single structure on seismic can result in flow paths between seemingly unconnected fault-bound compartments. The problem can be tackled using a quantitative fault zone description underlain by three parameters that have been characterised for a variety of natural fault systems. Methods for deriving these parameters for subsurface datasets are outlined, and a range of analytical and modelling approaches for assessing the likely importance of sub-seismic fault segmentation in an exploration and production context are discussed and illustrated
Parameterising and Modelling Sub-Seismic Fault Structure for Assessing Compartmentalisation and Juxtaposition Risk / Manzocchi, T.; Childs, C.; Roche, V.; Heath, Q.; Telles, I.; Papanikolaou, V.; Camanni, G.; Carneiro, M.; And, Delogkos. - (2019), pp. 1-5. ( 5th International Conference on Fault and Top Seals) [10.3997/2214-4609.201902339].
Parameterising and Modelling Sub-Seismic Fault Structure for Assessing Compartmentalisation and Juxtaposition Risk
Camanni G.;
2019
Abstract
Partitioning of fault displacement onto multiple segments within a fault mapped as a single structure on seismic can result in flow paths between seemingly unconnected fault-bound compartments. The problem can be tackled using a quantitative fault zone description underlain by three parameters that have been characterised for a variety of natural fault systems. Methods for deriving these parameters for subsurface datasets are outlined, and a range of analytical and modelling approaches for assessing the likely importance of sub-seismic fault segmentation in an exploration and production context are discussed and illustratedI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
