Simple calculations of fluid flow across jointed cataclastic deformation bands |
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| Institution: | 1. McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA;2. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA |
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| Abstract: | Cataclastic deformation bands in porous sandstones present a potentially significant barrier or baffle to fluid flow because the bands form in complex networks of laterally extensive, tabular zones with permeability up to several orders of magnitude less than that of the sandstone host rock. Previous work suggests that in some geologic settings cataclastic deformation bands become systematically jointed in the subsurface. Calculations presented here demonstrate that under most realistic circumstances, volumetric flow rate across a jointed deformation band can equal or exceed discharge through an equivalent volume of host sandstone. Results indicate that jointed deformation bands are not significant barriers or baffles to fluid movement. |
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| Keywords: | Deformation bands Joints Permeability |
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