Prediction of Structural Fracture Distribution and Analysis of Controlling Factors in a Passive Continental Margin Basin—An Example of a Clastic Reservoir in Basin A, South America
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Regional Geological Setting
2.2. Structural Fracture Characteristics
2.3. Method for Numerical Simulation of Tectonic Stress Field
2.3.1. Geological Model
2.3.2. Mechanical Model
2.3.3. Mathematical Model
2.3.4. Boundary Conditions
2.4. Method for Structural Fracture Prediction
2.4.1. Griffith Criterion
2.4.2. Calculation of Rupture Factor
3. Results
3.1. Results of Stress Modelling
3.2. Results of Fracture Prediction
4. Discussion
4.1. Evaluation of Fracture Prediction Results
4.2. Controlling Factors for Structural Fractures
4.2.1. Relationship between Fracture Zone and Fracture
4.2.2. Relationship between Sedimentary Facies and Fracture
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Rock Mechanics Parameters | Mechanical Unit | ||||
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Abyssal | Upper Fan | Middle Fan | Lower Fan | Plateau | |
Young’s modulus of elasticity/Gpa | 16.80 | 17.17 | 19.62 | 24.75 | 27.50 |
Poisson’s ratio | 0.317 | 0.296 | 0.312 | 0.262 | 0.248 |
tensile strength/Mpa | 11.25 | 11.09 | 12.08 | 12.65 | 13.00 |
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Guo, R.; Shi, J.; Jiang, S.; Jiang, S.; Cai, J. Prediction of Structural Fracture Distribution and Analysis of Controlling Factors in a Passive Continental Margin Basin—An Example of a Clastic Reservoir in Basin A, South America. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 7271. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167271
Guo R, Shi J, Jiang S, Jiang S, Cai J. Prediction of Structural Fracture Distribution and Analysis of Controlling Factors in a Passive Continental Margin Basin—An Example of a Clastic Reservoir in Basin A, South America. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(16):7271. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167271
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuo, Rong, Jinxiong Shi, Shuyu Jiang, Shan Jiang, and Jun Cai. 2024. "Prediction of Structural Fracture Distribution and Analysis of Controlling Factors in a Passive Continental Margin Basin—An Example of a Clastic Reservoir in Basin A, South America" Applied Sciences 14, no. 16: 7271. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167271