Normal fault growth in layered rocks at Split Mountain, Utah: influence of mechanical stratigraphy on dip linkage, fault restriction and fault scaling

Wilkins, Scott J.; Gross, Michael R.

doi:10.1016/s0191-8141(01)00154-7

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“…6a, b, c). Semi-restricted and restricted faults have slightly higher D/L ratios than unrestricted faults (data from Nicol et al, 1996 andWilkins andGross, 2002;Fig. 6a,b).…”

Section: Relationship Between Fault Length and Displacementmentioning

confidence: 91%

Scaling of fault attributes: A review

Torabi

Berg

2011

Marine and Petroleum Geology

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“…6a, b, c). Semi-restricted and restricted faults have slightly higher D/L ratios than unrestricted faults (data from Nicol et al, 1996 andWilkins andGross, 2002;Fig. 6a,b).…”

Section: Relationship Between Fault Length and Displacementmentioning

confidence: 91%

Scaling of fault attributes: A review

Torabi

Berg

2011

Marine and Petroleum Geology

299

191

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“…(j) Plot of a lower-order fault showing the distribution typical of a blind fault (Barnett et al, 1987). Wilkins and Gross, 2002;Shackleton et al, 2005;Soliva et al, 2006). Among the seven mechanical units highlighted in this study, only 5 can be observed throughout the whole study area: 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7.…”

Section: Mechanical Units Versus Sediment Loadingmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…These processes are responsible for the development of several intervals in roughly homogeneous host sediments characterized by different level of compaction and distinct mechanical properties. We defined these intervals as mechanical units (Wilkins and Gross, 2002;Soliva et al, 2006). At a specific stage of dewatering, the host sediments reach a threshold of compaction permitting shearcompactional fault initiation by the conjunction of horizontal contraction and shear localisation (Dehandschutter et al, 2005) within this initially undeformed interval (Fig.…”

Section: Kinematic Model Of Polygonal Fault Initiation and Propagationmentioning

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High-resolution architecture of a polygonal fault interval inferred from geomodel applied to 3D seismic data from the Gjallar Ridge, Vøring Basin, Offshore Norway

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“…HATTON et al 1994;BONNET et al 2001). Some works have proposed that the D max relation displays superlinear scaling, where n equals 2 (WATTERSON 1986;NICOL et al 1996) or 1.5 (MARRETT andALLMENDINGER 1991;WILKINS and GROSS 2002). However, an increasing amount of field and experiment-based data shows that the relationship between the maximum displacement and the fault trace length is approximately linear in a single tectonic environment with uniform mechanical properties (e.g.…”

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Effects of Physical Processes and Sampling Resolution on Fault Displacement Versus Length Scaling: The Case of the Cantarell Complex Oilfield, Gulf of Mexico

Nieto-Samaniego

Murillo-Muñetón

et al. 2015

Pure Appl. Geophys.

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In this paper, we first review some factors that may alter the fault D max /L ratio and scaling relationship. The three main physical processes are documented as follows: (1) The D max /L ratio increases in an individual segmented fault, whereas it decreases in a fault array consisting of two or more fault segments. This effect occurs at any scale during fault growth and in any type of rock. (2) Vertical restriction decreases the D max /L ratio along the fault strike due to mechanical layers. (3) The D max /L ratio increases or decreases due to fault reactivation depending on the type of reactivation. Thus, using data from the normal faults of the Cantarell oilfield in the southern Gulf of Mexico, we document that the displacement (D max ) and length (L) show a weak correlation of linear or power-law scaling, with exponents that are much less than 1 (n & 0.5). This scaling relation is due to the combination of the physical processes mentioned above, as well as sampling effects, such as technique resolution. These results indicate that sublinear scaling (n & 0.5) can occur as a result of more than one physical process during faulting in a studied area. In addition to the physical processes associated with brittle deformation in the studied area, the sampling resolution dramatically affects the exponents of the D max -L scaling.

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Normal fault growth in layered rocks at Split Mountain, Utah: influence of mechanical stratigraphy on dip linkage, fault restriction and fault scaling

Cited by 155 publications

References 57 publications

Scaling of fault attributes: A review

Scaling of fault attributes: A review

High-resolution architecture of a polygonal fault interval inferred from geomodel applied to 3D seismic data from the Gjallar Ridge, Vøring Basin, Offshore Norway

Effects of Physical Processes and Sampling Resolution on Fault Displacement Versus Length Scaling: The Case of the Cantarell Complex Oilfield, Gulf of Mexico

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