Silicification, flow pathways, and deep-seated hypogene dissolution controlled by structural and stratigraphic variability in a carbonate-siliciclastic sequence (Brazil)

Fractured and karstified carbonate units are key exploration targets for the hydrocarbon industry as they represent important reservoirs. Furthermore, large water reserves and geothermal systems are hosted in carbonate aquifers. This paper documents the relationships between stratigraphy, structural patterns, silicification, and the spatial...

Hydrothermal silicification and dolomitization in fault system, Irecê Basin (Brazil) - implication for reservoir properties

The carbonate rocks exposed in the Irecê (Brazil) are pervasively affected by hydrothermal silicification and dolomitization. These mineralizing events drastically changed the original petrophysical properties of the host rock. In order to understand the role played by deformation mechanisms and tectonic evolution of these carbonates on the...

Deformation pattern in the thrust-related Parmelan Anticline (Bornes Massif, Subalpine Chains, Haute-Savoie, France): preliminary results

Fracture attribute characterization in karstic field analogues by a combined field and high-resolution terrestrial photogrammetry approach: application to the tightly folded, shallow-water carbonate platform rocks in the Pag island, External Dinarides of Croatia.

3D multi-scale characterization of fractured carbonates in field analogues on the Maltese Islands: workflow and preliminary results.

Multiscale characterization of fracturing in folded platform carbonates: the case study of the Island of Pag, External Dinarides of Croatia

Fractures are a primary factor controlling the fluid storage and transport properties of hydrocarbon reservoirs. The quantitative characterization of fractures in outcrop analogues allows a better understanding of natural fracture systems, to extrapolate predictive laws useful for integrating the limited data available for buried reservoirs....