Industrial Structural Geology: Principles, Techniques and Integration
Product code: SP421
Print publication date: 21/10/2015
Earth Structure Processes and Tectonics, Structural geology, Geological Society of London, GSL Special Publications
Type: Book (Hardback)
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781862397309
Author/Edited by: Edited by F.L. Richards, N.J. Richardson, S.J. Rippington, R.W. Wilson and C.E. Bond
Weight: 0.83kg
Number of pages: 267
Online publication date: 05/10/2015
Lyell Collection URL: https://www.lyellcollection.org/toc/sp/421/1
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Product Code: SP421
Edited by F.L. Richards, N.J. Richardson, S.J. Rippington, R.W. Wilson and C.E. Bond
Special Publication 421
The practical application of structural geology in industry is varied and diverse; it is relevant at all scales, from plate-wide screening of new exploration areas down to fluid-flow behaviour along individual fractures. From an industry perspective, good structural practice is essential since it feeds into the quantification and recovery of reserves and ultimately underpins commercial investment choices. Many of the fundamental structural principles and techniques used by industry can be traced back to the academic community, and this volume aims to provide insights into how structural theory translates into industry practice.
Papers in this publication describe case studies and workflows that demonstrate applied structural geology, covering a spread of topics including trap definition, fault seal, fold-and-thrust belts, fractured reservoirs, fluid flow and geomechanics. Against a background of evolving ideas, new data types and advancing computational tools, the volume highlights the need for structural geologists to constantly re-evaluate the role they play in solving industrial challenges.
Published online 06/10/2015. Print copies available from 22/10/2015. http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/421/1
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Acknowledgements
Overview
Richardson, N. J., Richards, F. L., Rippington, S. J., Bond, C. E. & Wilson, R. W. Industrial structural geology: principles, techniques and integration: an introduction
Principles
Richards, F. L., Richardson, N. J., Bond, C. E. & Cowgill, M. Interpretational variability of structural traps: implications for exploration risk and volume uncertainty
Yielding, G. Trapping of buoyant fluids in fault-bound structures
Cosgrove, J. W. The association of folds and fractures and the link between folding, fracturing and fluid flow during the evolution of a fold–thrust belt: a brief review
Mackay, P. A. The role of fluid pressure in contractional systems: examples from the Southern Canadian Rocky Mountains
Techniques
Bond, C. E., Johnson, G. & Ellis, J. F. Structural model creation: the impact of data type and creative space on geological reasoning and interpretation
Blenkinsop, T., Doyle, M. & Nugus, M. A unified approach to measuring structures in orientated drill core
Murray, A. A method for characterizing basement rocks from borehole images
Pless, J. C., McCaffrey, K. J. W., Jones, R. R., Holdsworth, R. E., Conway, A. & Krabbendam, M. 3D characterization of fracture systems using Terrestrial Laser Scanning: an example from the Lewisian basement of NW Scotland
Integration and case studies
Morley, C. K. Five anomalous structural aspects of rift basins in Thailand and their impact on petroleum systems
Rippington, S., Mazur, S. & Warner, J. The crustal architecture of the Faroe–Shetland Basin: insights from a newly merged gravity and magnetic dataset
Ogilvie, S., Barr, D., Roylance, P. & Dorling, M. Structural geology and well planning in the Clair Field
Wood, A. M., Paton, D. A. & Collier, R. E. Ll. The missing complexity in seismically imaged normal faults: what are the implications for geometry and production response?
Freeman, B., Quinn, D. J., Dillon, C. G., Arnhild, M.& Jaarsma, B. Predicting subseismic fracture density and orientation in the Gorm Field, Danish North Sea
Bergbauer, S. & Maerten, L. Unlocking stranded resources in naturally fractured reservoirs using a novel approach to structural reconstructions and palaeostress field modelling: an example from the Hoton field, southern North Sea, UKCS
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