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Displacement analysis of basin-scale reactivated normal faults: Insights from the West Netherlands Basin
IF 2.6 2区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2025-02-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105356
Annelotte Weert , Giovanni Camanni , Marco Mercuri , Kei Ogata , Francesco Vinci , Stefano Tavani
Displacement-distance diagrams are valuable for studying fault interactions and growth. Examples of displacement patterns for faults that underwent multiple reactivation events are limited. This study presents along-strike and along-dip displacement-distance diagrams for nine basin-scale faults from the West Netherlands Basin, which has experienced multiple phases of displacement. The diagrams were derived from 3D seismic reflection data, covering 2300 km2 and 6 km in depth. Due to the dataset size, we developed a semi-automated workflow to map faults, reduce noise, and generate displacement-distance diagrams. To determine the effects of both multiphase rifting and transpressive basin inversion on fault growth, we studied four faults only recording extensional events and five faults that also experienced inversion. We observed distinctive along-dip displacement patterns, characterized by piecewise curves, identifying pre-, syn-, and post-rift phases of fault growth, as well for a later inversion event. The shape of lateral displacement patterns suggests quasi-fixed lateral fault tips throughout the fault's history and faults developing their lateral lengths early, with later reactivation mainly increasing their vertical extent while accumulating displacement. In addition to improving our understanding of how faults grow through multiple reactivations, these results may provide insights into the growth-history of faults in other inverted rift basins world-wide.
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Effects of backstop vertical position on the evolution of a backthrust dominated fold-and-thrust belt: Insights from viscous/brittle analogue models and comparison with cascadia
IF 2.6 2区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105333
W.G. He , F.O. Marques
The most common features of a fold-and-thrust belt (FTB) are forward and backward thrusts, the distribution of which depends on several parameters that have been tested extensively. To further understand the development of FTBs in which an incompetent (viscous) detachment layer exists between an overlying deformed sedimentary pack (reverse faulting) and underlying undeformed basement, this study comprises four different viscous(bottom)/brittle(top) analogue models to test the effects of a new parameter, the vertical position of the piston's base relative to the viscous/brittle interface. Given that the models include a basal viscous layer, we also tested the effects of variable strain rate. The results indicate that both tested parameters significantly influence the internal structure of the sand wedge regarding wedge slope, structural style and thrust vergence. Finally, we compare the experimental results with the formation of the Cascadia FTB, and conclude that the model with shallow piston and constant piston velocity reproduces all the critical features of the composite structure of the Cascadia FTB, i.e. a foreland domain with dominant landward vergent thrusts and a shallow taper angle, a hinterland domain with dominant oceanward vergent thrusts and a flat topographic surface (taper angle = 0°), and a triangular zone separating the two domains with opposite vergences.
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Petrophysical Characterization of Metamorphic Rocks using X-ray Micro-CT data – Implications for fluid flow
IF 2.6 2区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105338
Ritwik Chakraborty , Michael Späth , Akash Kumar , Benjamin Busch , Britta Nestler , Manish A. Mamtani , Christoph Hilgers
The petrophysical properties (porosity and permeability) of rocks are significantly influenced by their microstructure and fabric anisotropy, which can be evaluated using X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT). Through study of mica schists from the Singhbhum Shear Zone (Eastern India), we demonstrate the potential to perform X-ray micro-CT studies in metamorphic rocks and discuss the associated challenges in data processing. We show that automated thresholding of greyscale values from μCT data acquisition yields abnormally high porosity/permeability values in schists when compared to the values obtained from laboratory measurements of the same samples. We develop a modus operandi where the laboratory measured porosity value from an individual schist sample is used to calibrate the greyscale threshold range (designating void space) of μCT data from the same sample. This calibration is done using PACE3D numerical simulation framework that allows a multiphase-field approach, and it is shown that (a) porosities of schist derived from analysis of μCT data (post re-thresholding) fit well with laboratory measured values of respective samples and (b) anisotropy of permeability can be computed from μCT data. Permeability computed using the μCT data (post re-thresholding) vis-à-vis laboratory measurements are comparable in 4 out of 5 schist samples analysed here, when the samples are treated as a two phase system (void spaces as one phase and solid rock mass as the second phase) in PACE3D. The aberration in one schist sample is attributed to its heterogeneous layering and microstructure that comprises alternate layers of coarse and fine grain size aggregates of phyllosilicate + quartz. Re-computation of permeability by performing three-phase simulations for the above layered sample in PACE3D framework by introducing phyllosilicate as a third phase (in addition to void spaces and other mineral phases) yields results similar to the laboratory measurements. We conclude that our approach of integrating μCT data, laboratory measurement of petrophysical properties and microstructure modelling/simulation in PACE3D multiphase-field framework helps evaluate the role of rheological variations in controlling porosity/permeability. Thus this study has a bearing on enhancing knowledge about fluid flow in metamorphic rocks with possible implications for mineralization.
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Co- and postseismic stress transfer on different types of faults in Southern Tibet by the 2015 Mw7.8 Gorkha earthquake
IF 2.6 2区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105336
C. Yue , C.Y. Qu , X.F. Li , L.Y. Meng , X.H. Jiang , D.L. Wu
The influence of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake on the co- and postseismic Coulomb Failure Stress (CFS) of faults in Southern Tibet is a scientific issue that warrants further investigation. We employ the flat-ramp fault slip model to calculate the ΔCFS of nearly north-south-trending rifts and east-west-trending faults in Southern Tibet. This analysis considers the Mw7.8 main-shock, the Mw7.3 aftershock, afterslip, and viscoelastic relaxation, utilizing the Burgers rheological model. By integrating the postseismic deformation and b-value, we discuss the differences and similarities in ΔCFS and the underlying mechanisms.
The mainshock, aftershocks, and afterslip exhibit similar patterns of CFS effects, all acting as CFS triggers on the rifts. Viscoelastic relaxation has an unloading effect on the southern portion of the rifts, while it exerts a triggering effect on rifts located farther from the focal area, with the exception of the Dangreyongcuo rift. The influence of CFS on nearly east-west-trending faults is associated with their kinematic characteristics. Coseismic CFS triggering is concentrated in the near-source sections of the normal faults, with viscoelastic relaxation primarily resulting in unloading. The dextral strike-slip faults are governed by shear stress; the eastern sections serve as co- and postseismic CFS triggering areas, while the western sections are characterized as CFS shadow regions. Earthquakes along the Shenzha–Dingjie rift were primarily triggered by co- and postseismic CFS induced by the Gorkha earthquake. In contrast, earthquakes along the Xietongmen rift were mainly associated with elevated stress levels on the fault prior to the earthquake.
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Consequences of preexisting faults on rifting patterns: Insights from multichannel seismic data of the Shunde rift, Northern South China Sea
IF 2.6 2区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105331
Yancheng Xu, Jianye Ren
Preexisting faults as the products of previous tectonic events are common in the passive continental margins. Recent studies have proposed the existence and significance of the preexisting faults in the Northern South China Sea (NSCS). Here, we present newly acquired 3D high-resolution seismic data across the Shunde Rift that allow us to observe a series of preexisting faults within the basement. The results suggest that the Shunde Rift is characterized by the presence of at least two sets of preexisting faults: a NE trending fault set and an E-W trending fault set. Considering the tectonic events that have occurred since the Mesozoic, we propose that the formation of E-W-trending faults can be attributed to the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic collision between Indochina and South China. Subsequently, NE trending faults developed due to northwestward subduction of the paleo-Pacific plate during Mid Jurassic to Late Cretaceous. Some of preexisting faults display reactivity during the early Cenozoic and exert primary control over the geometry and evolution processes of the Shunde Rift. The inherited faults primarily trend in a NE direction, significantly thinning the upper crust and forming a core complex type extension structure. This suggests that the NE trending preexisting faults may play a more important role in Cenozoic rifting of NSCS compared with E-W preexisting faults.
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The low acoustic impedance of fault zones in the Wisting field, Barents Sea: Gas saturation or damage zone?
IF 2.6 2区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105347
Jake H. Butcher , Nestor Cardozo , Lothar Schulte , Luis Rojo
The presence of faults in reservoirs can directly affect reservoir energy and feasibility in hydrocarbon bearing formations as well as repository potential for subsurface storage. Subsurface fault characterisation is an important but challenging workflow because a geoscientist is limited to the resolution of seismic data and sparse well data. The Barents Sea is renowned for exhumation generated gas seepage allowing preferential retainment of oil. In this study, observations in the fault zones of the Wisting field show reductions of acoustic impedance (Aimp) on seismic images. We characterise five intersecting E–W and N–S normal faults in the Wisting Central blocks using a novel approach, whereby low Aimp is mapped onto modelled fault surfaces and compared to parameters such as fault throw and shale gouge ratio. Low Aimp dominates E–W faults which exhibit more brittle response when compared to two N–S faults, where low Aimp values are sparse and the faults tip-out below a monocline. Two potential mechanisms causing the reduction of Aimp are proposed: 1) gas saturation, which can be as little as 2% to significantly reduce Aimp; 2) fault damage, which can decrease wave velocities and Aimp. The E–W faults in Wisting Central show higher reductions of Aimp than their N–S counterparts, indicating that they are either saturated with gas or have undergone higher damage.
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Strain rates recorded in the perimeter-area relationship of recrystallized quartz aggregates from the Sandhill Corner shear zone, Maine, USA
IF 2.6 2区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105330
Erik K. Anderson, Won Joon Song, Scott E. Johnson, Christopher C. Gerbi
Current available methods for determining strain rates during viscous deformation are limited, generally relying on the preservation of appropriate microstructures. A lesser-known method to determine strain rates of monomineralic quartz aggregates relates the perimeter-area fractal dimension (D-value) of grain boundaries to deformation conditions. We explore this method by applying it to the Sandhill Corner shear zone (SCSZ), a seismogenic shear zone exhumed from the base of the frictional-to-viscous transition. Strain-rate patterns from D-values are similar to those from flow laws combined with grain size piezometry and predict comparable magnitudes to rates from flow laws using the theoretical piezometer of Shimizu (2012). We compare quartz D-values with proxies for grain shape and grain boundary roughness and find a clear correlation between D-value and grain size, suggesting it may record flow stress. We interpret the disparity in spatial trends between D-value and recrystallized grain size within the inner shear zone as reflecting the influence of transient deformation events associated with the seismic cycle. While the D-value is commonly referred to as a measure of the degree of serration or roughness of grain boundaries, this study suggests a more complex interrelationship of the D-value, grain size, aspect ratio, and roundness. Future field work and experimental calibrations are encouraged to test our findings and refine strain-rate estimates derived from D-values.
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The impact of multiscale cleat geometry on coal's petrophysical properties in the Lorraine basin, NE France: Implications for coalbed methane (CBM) production and CO2 storage
IF 2.6 2区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105346
Ghislain de Joussineau
The effectiveness of Coalbed Methane (CBM) production relies on the presence of connected, permeable cleat networks through which the desorbed gas could flow to the producing wells. The geometrical and dynamic (flow) properties of cleats and their spatial variability are essential for predictive economical scenarios, and reference databases are needed for such predictions. This paper contributes to this end by studying cleat networks in a series of coal beds and natural fracturing in the adjacent rock formations, in cores from three wells of the Lorraine basin.
Cleats occur at three scales in non-shaly coal: multi-centimeter- to decimeter-scale master cleats, multi-millimeter- to multi-centimeter-scale primary cleats and sub-millimeter- to millimeter-scale secondary cleats. The last two types are vertically controlled by the distribution of bed interfaces and local heterogeneities such as shale or ash lenses. Only master and primary cleats form connected permeable systems. The cleat geometrical parameters (intersection angle between face and butt cleats, cleat spacing, length and height) are consistent between the studied seams and all exhibit multifractal characteristics. This dataset is used to build representative Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) models of the cleat networks, calibrated to the permeability of the coal beds estimated by two pressure transient well tests. The built models show the key impact of multiscale cleat properties on coal's petrophysical properties and provide a reference source for robust flow simulations, that could be used in first approximation in any CBM context.
The good connectivity of cleat networks expected in the coal beds at a pluri-kilometer scale, the favorable gas content and saturation of the seams and the negligible fracturing detected in adjacent formations suggest a high CBM production potential in the studied area of the Lorraine basin. This area is also particularly favorable for Enhanced CBM (ECBM), where injected CO2 replaces the desorbed methane, allowing at the same time the production of methane and lasting storage of CO2.
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Sustained strain localisation and coeval brittle-ductile deformation in an exhuming low-grade shear zone: Insights from the Saih Hatat Window (NE Oman)
IF 2.6 2区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105328
A. Petroccia , F. Giuntoli , S. Pilia , G. Viola , P. Sternai , I. Callegari
Synkinematic phyllosilicates play a key role in controlling the rheology and the style of shear zones. At the same time, aqueous fluids released by metamorphic dehydration reactions may transiently increase pore pressure, triggering cyclic switching between brittle and ductile deformation. The Hulw Shear Zone in Oman is an exhumation-related shear zone wherein these processes can be studied. Its footwall is mostly composed of metapelites, with a modal enrichment in phyllosilicates matched by a progressive increase in their physical interconnectivity along its internal strain gradient. Similarly, marbles in the hanging wall evolve from mylonitic to ultramylonitic toward the core of the shear zone. The Hulw Shear Zone started from peak conditions of 300–350 °C and 0.9–1.2 GPa, followed by the main shearing event at 350–420 °C and 0.6–0.9 GPa and ended at 350 °C, 0.3–0.4 GPa between c. 76-75 Ma. Decompression-driven fluid-gain reactions facilitated the growth of phyllosilicates, which created a pervasive and interconnected network that promoted strain localisation, causing mechanical weakening as well as the potential compartmentalized fluid cells within the mylonitic foliation. Brittle structures formed due to aqueous fluid release by metamorphic dehydration reactions, transiently increasing pore pressure and triggering brittle failure, resulting in coeval mylonitic foliation and veins. Our findings support sustained shearing promoted by synkinematic K-rich white mica and pyrophyllite growth and cyclic switching between brittle and ductile deformation conditions. The studied structures might represent a record of deep episodic tremors and slow slip events during exhumation-related tectonics in the accretionary wedge of the Oman continental lithosphere.
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Extensional perpendicular orthogonal quartz veins related to early Variscan Orogeny
IF 2.6 2区 地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2025.105344
Akbar Aydin Oglu Huseynov, Bernd Andeweg, H.J.L. van der Lubbe Jeroen
Orthogonal sets of veins perpendicular to the bedding occur in fold-and-thrust belts; however, the timing of their formation remains unclear in relation to orogeny. This study aims to explain the development of perpendicular orthogonal vein sets from the iconic outcrops at northern Almograve in southwestern Portugal also known as “Chocolate-Tablet Structures”, which are affected the Variscan Orogeny. Determining whether these vein sets formed pre- and/or syn-folding of the main deformation (i.e., Variscan) requires multiple independent lines of evidence. Based on a limited number of outcrops, previous studies suggest that these veins are nearly vertical and horizontal to the Variscan folded strata. Here, we present a detailed structural study including drone photogrammetry (a few cm to m resolution) of stretches of the coastal section that are hard to reach. A nearly continuous and much longer stretch of the coast near Almograve and Zambujeira do Mar has been structurally analysed in this study. Field observations and stereographic projections of different sets of veins and the refolded host rock show a very consistent perpendicular relationship between two sets of veins, both perpendicular to the bedding as well. A genetic relation to the Variscan folding is tempting, but our new data question such previous interpretations. This study proposes that the perpendicular orthogonal vein sets are results of hydraulic fracturing and have formed during an early stage of the Variscan Orogeny, either through sedimentary loading (hydraulic fracturing) and simultaneous veining or through forebulge-foredeep stretching of the initial foreland basin.
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