Developing evolutionary models for deformation band formation in high-porosity suprasalt sandstones: An example from Paradox Basin, Utah

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Goldsby, Ryan C. [1 ]
Thigpen, J. Ryan [1 ]
Preece, Madison B. [1 ]
Swanger, Willian R. [1 ,2 ]
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[1] Univ Kentucky, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Lexington, KY 40506 USA
[2] Virginia Dept Energy, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
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MATHEMATICAL FRAMEWORK; POROUS SANDSTONES; DAMAGE ZONE; MOAB FAULT; SALT; LOCALIZATION; PRESSURE; ORIGIN; GROWTH; MICROMECHANICS;
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10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105188
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
摘要
Pervasive deformation adjacent to salt diapirs can drive significant porosity and permeability reduction in potential reservoir units, yet predicting the intensity and spatial distribution of these subseismic-scale features has remained as a persistent challenge. Previously, Jurassic sandstones adjacent to salt-cored anticlines in the Paradox Basin, eastern Utah, have been used to characterize deformation banding formation. However, these host rocks have undergone significant structural and diagenetic modification following band formation, which adds significant complexity to analyses of this type. Here, we integrate detailed structural transect analysis, petrologic analysis of bands and host rocks, depth-compaction relationships, critical state deformation models, and regional burial evolution models to constrain the timing and conditions of band formation. This analysis demonstrates that bands in this region formed prior to pervasive cementation and are generally expressed as two plastic strain gradients; one characterized by distributed deformation bands across the crest of salt-cored anticlines and a second wherein deformation band density increases near mesoscale normal faults. Comparison of these results with numerical structural evolution models of similar structures indicates that band gradients may have formed as a result of outer-arc extensional stress induced by the rising diapir and are linked with normal faults. These results highlight that the integration of material behaviors with kinematic evolution can constrain models for deformation band formation and may provide a useful workflow for understanding the development of these features in geologically young petroleum systems like those of the Atlantic passive margin.
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