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1 Faults
Published: 2 Apr 2019, 9:06 p.m. Revised: 11 Apr 2019, 8:12 a.m.This section describes the characteristics of faults and fractures in carbonate reservoirs
2 Normal fault
Published: 2 Apr 2019, 9:06 p.m. Revised: 10 Apr 2019, 10:44 a.m.A normal fault is a geological fault in which the hanging-wall (the fault block sitting above the fault plane) is displaced downwards relative to the footwall (the fault block sitting below the fault plane). Normal faults characteristically form during regional extension (e.g. in rift basins), but may also form in any type of stress regime.
3 Transfer zones and relay ramps
Published: 3 Apr 2019, 5:15 a.m. Revised: 10 Apr 2019, 10:47 a.m.Transfer (or accomodation) zones are areas of deformation between two normal faults that overstep in map view. Relay zones are areas of deformation between two normal faults that overstep in map view
4 Reverse Faults
Published: 3 Apr 2019, 5:26 a.m. Revised: 10 Apr 2019, 10:42 a.m.A reverse fault is a geological fault in which the hanging-wall (the fault block sitting above the fault plane) is displaced upwards relative to the footwall (the fault block sitting below the fault plane).
5 Strike-slip and oblique slip faults
Published: 3 Apr 2019, 5:29 a.m. Revised: 10 Apr 2019, 10:39 a.m.A strike-slip fault is a geological fault in which the slip vector is (sub-)parallel to strike of the fault plane, i.e. creating a motion where the fault blocks on either side of the fault plane slide alongside one another.
6 Fault core
Published: 3 Apr 2019, 6:13 a.m. Revised: 10 Apr 2019, 10:45 a.m.The fault core is the central part of a fault, where most (>80%) of the displacement is accommodated.