The Influence of Fold and Fracture Development on Reservoir Behavior of the Lisburne Group of Northern Alaska

The Carboniferous Lisburne Group is a major carbonate reservoir unit in northern Alaska. The lisburne is detachment folded where it is exposed throughout the northeastern Brooks Range, but is relatively underformed in areas of current production in the subsurface of the North Slope. The objectives o...

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Main Authors: Wallace, Wesley K., Hanks, Catherine L., Whalen, Michael T., Jensen1, Jerry, Shackleton, J. Ryan, Jadamec, Margarete A., McGee, Michelle M., Karpov1, Alexandre V.
Other Authors: United States. Office of Fossil Energy.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: National Petroleum Technology Program (U.S.) 2001
Subjects:
Oil Wells
02 Petroleum
Productivity
Geologic Structures
Fluid Flow
Alaska
Stratigraphy
Geologic Fractures
Site Characterization
Reservoir Fluids
Geologic Faults
Carbonate Rocks
Brooks Range
north slope
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2172/783119
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc716690/
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Summary:The Carboniferous Lisburne Group is a major carbonate reservoir unit in northern Alaska. The lisburne is detachment folded where it is exposed throughout the northeastern Brooks Range, but is relatively underformed in areas of current production in the subsurface of the North Slope. The objectives of this study are to develop a better understanding of four major aspects of the Lisburne: (1) The geometry and kinematics of detachment folds and their truncation by thrust faults, (2) The influence of folding on fracture patterns, (3) The influence of deformation on fluid flow, and (4) Lithostratigraphy and its influence on folding, faulting, fracturing, and reservoir characteristics.

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