2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 226
Wednesday, 19 October 2005: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM

T150. Fracturing and Faulting of the Clastic Rocks of the Colorado Plateau

 

Atilla Aydin and James P. Evans, Advocates
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8:00 AM
DISTRIBUTION OF FAILURE MODES OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU SANDSTONES IN SPACE AND TIME: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERPLAY AMONG DEFORMATION MECHANISM/TEXTURE/ RHEOLOGY AND STRESS
AYDIN, Atilla, Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Hall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, aydin@pangea.stanford.edu, aydin@pangea.stanford.edu
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8:15 AM
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8:30 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTISCALE FAULT/FRACTURE PATTERNS IN THE VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK, NEVADA
DE JOUSSINEAU, Ghislain, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Hall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115 and AYDIN, Atilla, Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Hall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, dejoussi@pangea.stanford.edu, dejoussi@pangea.stanford.edu
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8:45 AM
THE EVOLUTION OF DEFORMATION BAND FAULT CORE, AND ITS INFLUENCE ON DEFORMATION BAND FAULT ZONE SEALING CHARACTERISTICS
BRIGHT, Aileen M., Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin, Dublin, 2 and SHIPTON, Zoe K., Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gregory Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom, abright@tcd.ie, abright@tcd.ie
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9:00 AM
SYSTEMATIC GROWTH OF FAULTS IN POROUS SANDSTONES AS REVEALED BY FIELD OBSERVATIONS AND FRACTURE MECHANICS
SCHULTZ, Richard A., ConocoPhillips, 600 N Dairy Ashford, PR-2010, Houston, TX 77079, Richard.A.Schultz@conocophillips.com, Richard.A.Schultz@conocophillips.com
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9:15 AM
FAULT ROCK GENERATION, FRICTIONAL PROPERTIES, AND PERMEABILITY IN FAULT ROCKS OF THE MOAB FAULT, UTAH
DAVATZES, Nicholas C.1, SOLUM, John1, LOCKNER, David A.2 and STANCHITS, Sergei3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS977, Menlo Park, CA 64025, (2)Earthquake Hazards Team, U. S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 977, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ), Telegrafenberg, 14473, Potsdam, Germany, ndavatzes@usgs.gov, ndavatzes@usgs.gov
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9:30 AM
FORMATION AND RHEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CLAY-BEARING FAULT ROCKS OF THE MOAB FAULT SYSTEM, UTAH
SOLUM, John, DAVATZES, Nicholas C. and LOCKNER, David A., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jsolum@usgs.gov, jsolum@usgs.gov
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9:45 AM
PETROPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF, AND FLUID FLOW MODELING THROUGH, FAULT ZONES IN SANDSTONE: NEW INSIGHTS
AHMADOV, Ramil Surhay Ogli1, AYDIN, Atilla1, KARIMI-FARD, Mohammad2 and DURLOFSKY, Louis2, (1)Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Braun Hall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, (2)Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University, Green Earth Sciences Bldg, Room 65, Stanford, CA 94305-2220, ramil@pangea.stanford.edu, ramil@pangea.stanford.edu
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