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008			260224s2009 xxu
245	0	0	_aComplex fracture development related to stratigraphic architecture _bChallenges for structural deformation prediction, Tensleep Sandstone at the Alcova anticline, Wyoming
260			_a _b _cnov. 2009
270			_a17/06/2010 ; 17/06/2010
300			_a14 p. ; 1427-1446
520			_aTranscripción del resumen del autor. Fracture prediction in subsurface reservoirs is critical for exploration through exploitation of hydrocarbons. Methods of predicting fractures commonly neglect to include the stratigraphic architecture as part of the prediction or characterization process. This omission is a critical mistake. We have documented a complex heterogeneous fracture development within the eolian Tensleep Sandstone in Wyoming, which arguably is one of the least complex reservoir facies. Fractures develop at four scales of observation: lamina-bound, facies-bound, sequence-bound, and throughgoing fractures that span the formation. We documented a detailed facies and fracture-intensity model using LIDAR-scanned outcrops located at the Alcova anticline in central Wyoming. Through this characterization, we reveal the existence of a striking variability in fracture intensity caused by original depositional architecture, overall structural deformation, and diagenetic alteration of the host rock.
581			_a11
773	0		_tAAPG Bulletin _g93
942			_cARTICULO
100	1		_aHennings, Peter H. _913855
100	1		_aZahm, Christopher K. _942959
999			_c171174 _d171174