2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 138
Sunday, 5 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T166. Fault Seals or Conduits? Insights from Hydrologic and Petroleum Systems

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

Victor F. Bense and Mark Person, Advocates
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
Aquifer Compartmentalization in the Lower Rhine Embayment
BENSE, Victor F.1, PERSON, Mark2, SAUER, Peter E.3, PLUMMER, L. Niel4, CREMER, Nils5, SIMON, Stefan5, GABLE, Carl W.6 and GUMM, Lee1, (1)School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom, (2)Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, (4)U. S. Geological Survey, National Center, MS 432, Reston, 20192, (5)Groundwater, Erftverband, Paffendorfer Weg 42, Bergheim, D 50126, Germany, (6)Earth & Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS T003, Los Alamos, NM 87545, v.bense@uea.ac.uk, v.bense@uea.ac.uk
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8:20 AM
Groundwater Compartmentalization and Fracture Flow - Rollins Sandstone, Colorado
MAYO, Alan L., Geology Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84062, alan_mayo@byu.edu, alan_mayo@byu.edu
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8:35 AM
The Baton Rouge fault, South Louisiana: a barrier and/or conduit for vertical and/or lateral ground water flow?
WENDEBORN, Colleen and HANOR, Jeffrey S., Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4101, hanor@lsu.edu, hanor@lsu.edu
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8:50 AM
Faults as Barrier/conduit Systems in Oil Migration
YOU, Yao, Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, PERSON, Mark, Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, BENSE, Victor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom and GABLE, Carl W., Los Alamos National Laboratory, EES-6, Los Alamos, NM 87545, yaoyou@indiana.edu, yaoyou@indiana.edu
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9:05 AM
Toward Predicting Fault-Zone Architecture and Permeability Structure in Clastic Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
GOODWIN, Laurel B.1, COOK, Jennie1 and RAWLING, Geoffrey2, (1)Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801-4796, laurel@geology.wisc.edu, laurel@geology.wisc.edu
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9:25 AM
Characterization of Deformation Bands Associated with Normal and Thrust Stress States in the Navajo Sandstone, Western US
SOLUM, John G.1, BRANDENBURG, J.P.1, KOSTENKO, Olga V.1, SCHULTZ, Richard A.2 and WILKINS, Scott1, (1)Bellaire Technology Center, Shell International Exploration and Production, 3737 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77025, (2)ConocoPhillips, 600 N Dairy Ashford, PR-2010, Houston, TX 77079, j.p.brandenburg@shell.com, j.p.brandenburg@shell.com
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9:40 AM
From Fault Seal to Fault Leak: Effect of Mechanical Stratigraphy on the Evolution of Transport Processes in Fault Zones
URAI, Janos L.1, SCHMATZ, Joyce1, ABE, Steffen2, VAN GENT, Heijn W.2 and HOLLAND, Marc2, (1)Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geomechanics, Geological Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Lochnerstrasse 4-20, Aachen, 52056, Germany, (2)Structural geology, Tectonics and Geomechanics, Geological Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Lochnerstrasse 4-20, Aachen, 52056, Germany, j.urai@ged.rwth-aachen.de, j.urai@ged.rwth-aachen.de
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10:00 AM
Hydrogeological Significance of Contrasting Fault Types and Deformation Styles in Unconsolidated Sediments, Corinth Rift Basin, Greece
BENSE, Victor F. and TURNER, Jenni, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom, v.bense@uea.ac.uk, v.bense@uea.ac.uk
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10:15 AM
Empirical Calibrations of Proven Sealing Faults
NARUK, S.J., Shell International E&P, 3737 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77005, WILKINS, S.J., Shell International E&P, Houston, TX 77079 and DULA, W.F., Shell International E&P, Rijswijk, Netherlands, steve.naruk@shell.com, steve.naruk@shell.com
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10:30 AM
Progress in Predicting Fault Zone Deformation for Fault Seal Analysis
DAVIES, Russell K.1, KNIPE, Rob J.2, SOUQUE, Christine2, WELCH, Michael2 and LICKORISH, Henry3, (1)Rock Deformation Research USA Inc, P.O. Box 2998, McKinney, TX 75070, (2)Rock Deformation Research, Earth Sciences, Univ of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom, (3)140 Point Drive NW, Calgary, T3B 4W3, Canada, rdavies@rdusa.com, rdavies@rdusa.com
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10:45 AM
The Role of Fault Permeability Evolution on Groundwater Flow Patterns and Brine Flushing within the Papuan Fold Belt
PERSON, Mark, Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, KAYLOR, Autumn, Geological Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, 720 S. College Mall Rd. #E7, Bloomington, IN 47401, KONFAL, Paula, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 E. 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, BENSE, Victor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom, SWANBERG, Karen, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414 and EADINGTON, Peter, CSIRO, Petroleum, Australian Resources Research Centre, 26 Dick Perry Drive, Kensington, 6151, Australia, maperson@indiana.edu, maperson@indiana.edu
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11:00 AM
Effects of Fault Zone Permeability on Fault Controlled Fluid Circulation in Active and Fossil Hydrothermal Systems in the Great Basin
BANERJEE, Amlan, Geology, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, PERSON, Mark, Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, HOFSTRA, Albert, CR Minerals Team, US Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, 80225 and SWEETKIND, Donald, USGS, U.S Geological Survey, Mail Stop 973, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Denver, CO 80225, ambanerj@indiana.edu, ambanerj@indiana.edu
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11:15 AM
Toward Understanding the Processes That Control the Hydrologic Properties of Thrust Faults
KOSTENKO, Olga V.1, SOLUM, John G.1, MORA-GLUKSTAD, Miguel2, NARUK, Steve1, WILKINS, Scott1, MYERS, Michael1 and ARASTEH, Mike1, (1)Bellaire Technology Center, Shell International Exploration and Production Inc, 3737 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77025, (2)Shell Exploration and Production Company, 200 North Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079, miguel.mora-glukstad@shell.com, miguel.mora-glukstad@shell.com
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11:30 AM
Stress Analysis and Fracture-Based Fluid Transmissivity at the Underground Research Laboratory Site at Horonobe, Hokkaido, Japan
MORRIS, Alan Paul1, TAKAGI, Tetsuichi2, SIMS, Darrell1, SMART, Kevin J.1, WYRICK, Danielle Y.3 and STAMATAKOS, John A.4, (1)Department of Earth, Material, and Planetary Sciences, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, (2)Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Sci and Technology, Central-7, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan, (3)Department of Space Sciences, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, (4)Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, dsims@swri.edu, dsims@swri.edu
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11:45 AM
Terrestrial Gas Hydrate Characterization in Alaska North Slope: Exploring New Ideas and Research Directions
PRAKASH, Anupma1, COLLETT, Timothy2, HANKS, Catherine1, FISK, Robert F.3, PAPP, Kristin1 and SARKAR, Sudipta1, (1)Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 939, P.O. Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (3)U.S. Bureau of Land Management-Alaska, 222 W 7th Ave. #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, prakash@gi.alaska.edu, prakash@gi.alaska.edu
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