-The internal properties within and adjacent to fault zones are reviewed, principally on the basis of laboratory, borehole, and seismic refraction and reflection data. The deformation of rocks by faulting ranges from intragrain microcracking to severe alteration. Saturated microcracked and mildly fractured rocks do not exhibit a significant reduction in velocity, but, from borehole measurements...

A physically based fault conceptual model is presented for modeling multiphase flow and transport processes in fractured rock of fault zones. In particular, we discuss a general mathematical framework model for dealing with fracture-matrix interactions, which is applicable to both continuum and discrete fracture conceptualization in fault zones. In this conceptual model, faults or fault zones o...

The main reservoir in the Dixie Valley geothermal field of Nevada is hosted in fractured Jurassic rocks within the hanging wall of the Stillwater fault. Within the Jurassic sequence, at least four major stages of alteration related to the fault system can be identified. The paragenetic sequence from oldest to youngest consists of Stage I) biotite-potassium feldspar veins, and epidote-chlorite-c...

Masjed-i-Soleiman (MIS) is situated in the northern part of the Dezful embayment, which is in the Zagros fold–thrust belt with high seismic activities. MIS faces a shallow buried anticline, formed by the shallowest oilfield with a thick gas cap. The cap rocks of this oilfield are highly fractured, which has resulted in leakages from the gas cap. In this paper, we have used remote sensing techni...

A cluster of hot springs in Bakreswar geothermal area, which belongs to the Chotanagpur Gneissic Complex in the eastern part of Peninsular India, is characterised by varying temperature and similar chemical composition. Ž . Vertical electrical sounding VES investigations in and around Bakreswar reveal the presence of two to four prominent lithologic layers under prevailing hydrodynamic conditio...

the kahnuj ophiolitic complex, a part of the jazmurian ophiolitic belt, is located on the western boundary of the jazmurian depression and is bounded by two major fault systems. there is a well-preserved, ophiolite pseudostratigraphy of early cretaceous to early palaeocene age and has a bearing on the mesozoic development of southeastern part of iran and adjacent region. the kahnuj ophiolitic c...

Fractured and weathered crystalline basement units below erosional unconformities potentially represent unconventional reservoirs for georesources (oil, mineral water). The reservoir properties characteristics strongly depend on secondary processes connected to the local structural alteration/weathering history. Here we present results of in–situ field quantification mechanical (uniaxial compre...

The Kahnuj ophiolitic complex, a part of the Jazmurian ophiolitic belt, is located on the western boundary of the Jazmurian depression and is bounded by two major fault systems. There is a well-preserved, ophiolite pseudostratigraphy of early Cretaceous to early Palaeocene age and has a bearing on the Mesozoic development of southeastern part of Iran and adjacent region. The Kahnuj ophiolitic c...