The Initiation, Propagation, and Arrest of Joints and Other Fractures

The Initiation, Propagation, and Arrest of Joints and Other Fractures
Author: John W. Cosgrove
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2004
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781862391659

This volume is a state of the art look at our understanding of joint development in the crust. Answers are provided for such questions as the mechanisms by which joints are initiated, the factors controlling the path they follow during the propagation process, and the processes responsible for the arrest of joints. Many of the answers to these questions can be inferred from the geometry of joint surface morphology and joint patterns. Joints are a record of the orientation of stress at the time of propagation and as such they are also useful records of ancient stress fields, regional and local. Because outcrop and subsurface views of joints are limited, statistical techniques are required to characterize joints and joint sets. Finally, joints are subject to post-propagation stresses that further localize deformation and are the focus for the development of new structures.

Advances in the Study of Fractured Reservoirs

Advances in the Study of Fractured Reservoirs
Author: G.H. Spence
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2014-08-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1862393559

Naturally fractured reservoirs constitute a substantial percentage of remaining hydrocarbon resources; they create exploration targets in otherwise impermeable rocks, including under-explored crystalline basement; and they can be used as geological stores for anthropogenic carbon dioxide. Their complex behaviour during production has traditionally proved difficult to predict, causing a large degree of uncertainty in reservoir development. The applied study of naturally fractured reservoirs seeks to constrain this uncertainty by developing new understanding, and is necessarily a broad, integrated, interdisciplinary topic. This book addresses some of the challenges and advances in knowledge, approaches, concepts, and methods used to characterize the interplay of rock matrix and fracture networks, relevant to fluid flow and hydrocarbon recovery. Topics include: describing, characterizing and identifying controls on fracture networks from outcrops, cores, geophysical data, digital and numerical models; geomechanical influences on reservoir behaviour; numerical modelling and simulation of fluid flow; and case studies of the exploration and development of carbonate, siliciclastic and metamorphic naturally fractured reservoirs.

Short Stories Vol 1-4

Short Stories Vol 1-4
Author: Bill Valiontis
Publisher: Bill Valiontis
Total Pages: 792
Release: 2023-12-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

52 Short Stories.

World Reference Base for Soil Resources, 2006

World Reference Base for Soil Resources, 2006
Author:
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2006
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789251055113

This publication is a revised and updated version of World Soil Resources Reports No. 84, a technical manual for soil scientists and correlators, designed to facilitate the exchange of information and experience related to soil resources, their use and management. The document provides a framework for international soil classification and an agreed common scientific language to enhance communication across disciplines using soil information. It contains definitions and diagnostic criteria to recognize soil horizons, properties and materials and gives rules and guidelines for classifying and subdividing soil reference groups. Published also in Spanish and Arabic.

Nuclear Waste Program

Nuclear Waste Program
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
Total Pages: 688
Release: 1987
Genre: Hazardous waste sites
ISBN: