PETROPHYSICAL STUDY OF FAULTS IN SANDSTONE USING PETROGRAPHIC IMAGE-ANALYSIS AND X-RAY COMPUTERIZED-TOMOGRAPHY

被引：39

作者：

ANTONELLINI, M

AYDIN, A

POLLARD, DD

DONFRO, P

机构：

[1] Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305-2115, CA

[2] Conoco Inc., Ponca City, 74603, OK

来源：

PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS | 1994年 / 143卷 / 1-3期

关键词：

CATACLASIS; FLUID FLOW; FAULT; VIDEO IMAGE ANALYSIS; X-RAY COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; POROSITY; PERMEABILITY;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00874328

中图分类号：

P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];

学科分类号：

0708 ; 070902 ;

摘要：

Petrographic image analysis (PIA) and X-ray computerized tomography (CT) provide local determinations of porosity in sandstone. We have investigated small faults called deformation bands in porous sandstones using these techniques. Because the petrophysical properties of the fault rock vary at a small scale (mm scale), the ability of PIA and CT to determine porosity in small volumes of rock and to map porosity distribution in two and three dimensions is crucial. This information is used to recognize the processes involved in fault development and the different kinds of microstructures associated with dilatancy and compaction. The petrophysical study of fault rock in sandstone permits one to make predictions of the hydraulic properties of a fault acid thereby evaluate the sealing or fluid transmitting characteristics of faulted reservoirs and aquifers. The results of this study indicate that faulting in sandstone alters the original porosity and permeability of the host rock: the porosity is reduced by an order of magnitude and the permeability is reduced by one to more than seven orders of magnitude for faults associated with compaction.

引用

页码：181 / 201

页数：21

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