Dear All,
We invite researchers to submit an abstract, for the next EGU 2012 in
Vienna (April 22nd - 27th, see
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2012/session/9413 ), to the
session:
TS2.4/HS8.1.8
Faults, fractures and fluid flow
Convener: Nicola De Paola
Co-Conveners: M. Arndt, F. Balsamo, I. Ghani and D. Koehn.
Abstract can be submitted at:
http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2012/abstract_management/how_to_submit
_an_abstract.html
Important deadlines:
17 January 2012 - Abstract submission deadline
Keynote Speakers:
- Prof. Chris Spiers (Utrecht University)
- Dr. Lauro Chiaraluce (INGV, Rome)
- Dr. Wen-lu Zhu (University of Maryland, US)
Session Description:
The presence of fluids and their migration in the upper crust play an
important role in many processes as deformation and faulting, seismic
activity, metamorphic reactions, convective or advective heat flow.
Understanding the fluid flow in the upper crust is also of great
economic significance as shown by the development of hydrothermal ore
deposits and by oil and gas migration within hydrocarbon reservoirs.
Fluid circulation within the upper crust is strongly dependent on the
transport properties of rocks (i.e. permeability), which vary according
to a wide range of pressure and temperature conditions, and is primarily
influenced by the presence of faults and fractures across a range of
scales. Both field and laboratory studies have shown that the structural
permeability of fault zones is intrinsically dynamic: deformation
processes enhance crustal permeability by continuously creating
faults/fractures and disrupting rock textures and fabrics, and also
compete with sealing and healing processes driven by hydrothermal fluid
circulation.
We welcome multidisciplinary, innovative contributions addressing the
role of faults and associated fracture patterns in controlling fluid
flow in the brittle crust, through the integration of field, laboratory
and seismic data. We also welcome discipline-specific studies on those
topics.
Kind Regards,
Nicola, Daniel, Fabrizio, Max and Irfan
Dr. Nicola De Paola
Rock Mechanics Laboratory
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Durham (UK)
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Durham DH1 3LE
UK
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