Relationships among in-situ stress, fractures and faults, and fluid flow: Monterey formation, Santa Maria basin, California
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin
By: T. Finkbeiner, C. A. Barton, and M.D. Zoback
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Abstract
We used borehole televiewer (BHTV) data from four wells within the onshore and offshore Santa Maria basin, California, to investigate the relationships among fracture distribution, orientation, and variation with depth and in-situ stress. Our analysis of stress-induced well-bore breakouts shows a uniform northeast maximum horizontal stress (SH max) orientation in each well. This direction is consistent with the SH max direction determined from well-bore breakouts in other wells in this region, the northwest trend of active fold axes, and kinematic inversion of nearby earthquake focal plane mechanisms.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Relationships among in-situ stress, fractures and faults, and fluid flow: Monterey formation, Santa Maria basin, California |
| Series title | American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin |
| DOI | 10.1306/3B05C6FE-172A-11D7-8645000102C1865D |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association of Petroleum Geologists |
| Description | 25 p. |
| First page | 1975 |
| Last page | 1999 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | Santa Maria basin |
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