Hydrofracturing and episodic compaction of muddy rocks in sedimentary basin

被引:24
作者
Xie, XN [1 ]
Wang, CY
Li, ST
机构
[1] China Univ Geosci, Fac Earth Resources, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
来源
CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN | 1998年 / 43卷 / 08期
关键词
basin modeling; abnormal fluid pressure; episodic compaction;
D O I
10.1007/BF02883572
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Hydrofracturing has been found in a numbs of sedimentary basins throughout the world, which pay an important role in the migration of hydrocarbon and compaction of deposits in overpressured impermeable muddy rock. The forming processes of hydrofracture in the basin evolution has been simulated and the associated episodic compaction of deposits has been evaluated. The modelling results indicate that episodic compacting process in impermeable rocks induced by hydrofracturing is an important way of sediment compaction.
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页码:666 / 669
页数:4
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