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f Hanging-wall deformation associated to a listric fault - A finite element forward modelling
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 55th EAEG Meeting, Jun 1993, cp-46-00465
- ISBN: 978-94-6282-135-4
Abstract
Knowledge of normal fault geometry at depth is of considerable interest for oil exploration because rollover anticlines commonly provide significant hydrocarbon traps. The relationships between normal faults and rollovers can be characterized from the shape of the seismic imaged horizons within the hanging-wall block and providing that a valid deformation mechanism is defined for the geological material during extension by normal faulting (inverse problem).