The sandbox model shown below developed nice fault-propagation folds during its deformation. bend (or passive) folds, fault propagation folds, detachment folds [e.g., Jamison, 1987] although some authors also recognize wedge thrust folds in which the fold is formed by insertion of a wedge of material [Medwedeff, 1992]. Roeder, in Regional Geology and Tectonics: Principles of Geologic Analysis, 2012. The downward convergence of deformation in fault-propagation folds can be modeled as triangular shear zones. Figure 12.3 shows the sequential development of a model with the moving fault after 300 000, 660 000, 858 000 and 1 056 000 time steps. 6.10 right). Journal of Structural Geology 26: 339–376. Area-balanced theoretical models that relate the footwall cutoff angle (θ) to the fold interlimb half-angles (γ* and γ) show that open folds (high γ* and γ) are … However, because of its Late Mesozoic–Cenozoic stratigraphic and structural evolution and its relation to the main tectonic zones of the Iraqi territory, the Al-Jazira plain has been regarded by Fouad and Nasir (2009) as the NW extension of the Mesopotamia foredeep of the outer Arabian platform rather than a part of the inner platform, as proposed earlier by Body and Jassim (1987), Numan (1997), and Jassim and Goff (2006). Evidence for this mechanism is found in the western border of the Lagunillas Basin (Fig. Figure 6.29. The fault may be a consequence of another structure that forms the main trap — e.g., the extensional crestal faults that form above some anticlines. F. Martínez, ... MauricioParra , in Andean Tectonics, 2019. The effect of layer-parallel shear on the shapes of fault-propagation folds is explored for the two theories of fault-propagation folding of Suppe & Medwedeff (1990): (1) constant layer thickness and (2) variable front-limb layer thickness; the range of possible fold shapes is significantly expanded relative to the case of no shear. In his duplex analyses, Suppe (1983, 1985) numerically tabulated many angles. Fault branch-lines and tip lines are often characterised by elevated densities of small-scale faulting and fracturing within fault zones or fault damage zones, and can provide indirect information about fault propagation (McGrath and Davison, 1995; Kim et al., 2000; Perrin et al., 2015; Nicol et al., 2016). Ramp segments dissect competent or strong stratigraphic units. 12.4a) and very strong overburden (Fig. In an effort to better understand the development of fault-propagation folding above rigid basement fault blocks, Finch et al. All nested antiformal units contain similar stratigraphically defined fault bends and ramp segments. Secondary faulting restricted to the fault-tip zone have been replicated by numerical models in which tip stresses and strains are localised by a pre-existing plane of weakness that does not propagate (e.g., Pollard and Segall, 1987; Bürgmann et al., 1994). Near the eastern termination of Anah Graben, a small graben branches from the main one. Displacement of the boundary faults decreases as the graben extends eastward. Fault-propagation folding All these features are reported to be similar to the velocity vectors found in kinematic models. Compare these to Inversion folds (see blog “Fault Reactivation: Inversion) … Diagram from Nicol et al. Note the abundant open fractures which were present before the folding - you can see these bed perpendicular fractures on the unfolded layers above the fold. However, only 100 km of its eastern part extends through the Al-Jazira plain. By continuing you agree to the use of cookies. The Tel-Hajar structure developed in the extreme northern part of the Al-Jazira area. A shift toward the orogen of the pinch out of sedimentary units is observed in the previously mentioned foreland basins and also in the Alberta Basin (Beaumont, 1981) and the Swiss Molasse basin (Schlunegger et al., 1997). Dietrich. Khleissia Graben is the second largest graben in the Al-Jazira plain; it is 130 km long and 5–10 km wide. The unit displacements are shown after (a) 3 330 000, (b) 660 000, (c) 858 000 and (d) 1 056 000 time steps and the total displacement is 26.4 units (Finch et al., 2003). As deformation proceeds, the limbs of the fold steepen and the fold becomes tighter and the individual beds show thinning in the anticline regions and thickening in the syncline regions. Sketched practical examples of the first style include an early and unusually well- controlled example of a cascade of fault-bend folds (Fig. Therefore, both outcrop and models do not indicate progressive tip propagation and are suggestive of the coherent constant-length model, although in the absence of growth strata neither the constant length nor propagating faults can be unequivocally demonstrated from inspection of damage zones. Models incorporating viscous relaxation, therefore, still require these mechanisms or the additional vertical or horizontal forces mentioned in the previous section to be able to fit the basin architecture. The stress plateau following (f) in Figure 6 reflects the residual friction as the fully formed fault slides. Kinematically, this mechanism depends on the competence between the basement and cover, the rheology of the basement rocks, the thickness of the cover and the physical conditions of deformation. In cases where faults propagate progressively during growth, we would expect to see secondary faults formed at the locations of previous tips along the entire length of faults (Fig. The scarps formed 5 to 12 m-high straight escarpments extending for about 100 km, enclosing a 5 to 10 km-wide depression between (Sissakian and Abdul Jabbar, 2009). A upward-widening monocline structure forms above the fault in the basement. Fault propagation folds or tip-line folds are caused when displacement occurs on an existing fault without further propagation. Figure 12.4c depicts the velocity vectors for the model with the strong overburden between 660 000 and 693 000 time steps. Sattarzadeh, Y, Cosgrove, J.W. However, kink-band kinematics cannot replicate the curved fold surfaces and complex strain patterns in natural and experimental fault-propagation folds, which also occur in front of steeper reverse and normal faults. The crack density increases exponentially as the fault is approached (Figure 7(a)). 12.3, which increases the amount of extensional faulting within the hinge zone of the monocline. Abstract. Particles are bounded until the separation between them reaches a defined breaking strain and the bond breaks. 12.4b). 4.2). Fig. It creates a fourth fold type. Evolution of displacement and length for each model is shown in the lower schematic graphs. In this case study, the DEM model has been applied to study a problem containing both brittle (faulting) and ductile (folding) deformation mechanisms. Available seismic data revealed a subsurface fault associated with the structure. Between the zone of translation and the zone of zero displacement, there is a zone of transition that dips antithetically at about 25° to the main fault. As slip occurs on the basement fault the overlaying sequence of strata is deformed. Fault-bend fold and fault-propagation fold are two important styles of ‘forced folding’ in which the fold shape is controlled by thrust fault (after John Suppe, Principles of Structural Geology, 1985). Discrete element model for simulation of fault-propagation folding above a rigid basement with a pre-existing basement fault dipping 45˚ (Finch et al., 2003). The function of the FAG is to carry out basic scientific research on all aspects of faults and other types of fracture and to apply the results to practical problems, principally in the fields of hydrocarbon and minerals exploration and production. This distinct geometry is visible in the uppermost growth-strata beds and consists of one flank with unconformity as opposed to the other flank with perfect … (2003). This thickening is even more pronounced as the overburden strata are made softer. These results show that inelastic deformation occurs near the tip of the fault and the fault evidently forms by the breakdown of this process zone when a critical crack density occurs within it. Fault-propagation folding, a common folding mechanism in fold and thrust belts, occurs when a propagating thrust fault loses slip and terminates upsection by transferring its shortening to a fold developing at its tip. The recognition of the fault-propagation fold mechanism in glaciotectonic deformation is extremely important because resultant structures … C.H. In the terminology by Suppe (1985), dip variations in thrust faults are named “fault bends.” Up-dip displacement of layered series along dip-segmented thrust faults generates fault-bend folds. The challenges ahead for the study of fault structures through physical analogue modelling entail bridging time and length-scales. 6.30). SOURCE: Virtual Seismic Atlas - https://www.seismicatlas.org/entity?id=aff4f079-131f-41bb-a8e1-8fe1cf4c149e. Formed from the Huoshiling–Denglouku member, more than one type of complex gas reservoir space association has formed. Jones (1987) generalized the duplex concept by suggesting that both detachments persist and keep pace with the forward growth through the entire imbricate FTB. (2003) applied their discrete element model to the problem of fault-propagation folding in a setting where a low-strength sedimentary sequence of rocks is deformed in response to faulting movement of a rigid basement block. The DEM has also been used to simulate tectonic processes, such as folding, faulting, thrusting and fracturing. The photograph below shows a fault-bend fold from the Eohimalayan Fold and Thrust belt developed in Jurassic Kyoto Limestone, Spiti Valley, NW Himalaya, India (photograph by Gerhard Wiesmayr, Vienna). Nature 350: 39–42. In free folding, rock layers are free to exert their mechanical properties on the development and shape of the folded stack and thus layer-parallel strain dominantly … (2) Structural gas reservoirs associated with accommodation structure. Thrust faults maintain narrowly set ranges in the angle of intersecting the bedding. Finch et al. Rowan and Ratliff (1988) noted that displace-ment along thrust and reverse faults varies as a function of structural style and the presence of fault bends. Each model was run for a total of more than one million time steps on a supercomputer, which took about 90 h of CPU time to complete. Therefore, a network of subsurface intracontinental rift basins (grabens and normal faults) dominates the Al-Jazira plain despite the lack of significant surface structures. They have been applied to faulting and crustal deformation by Saltzer (1993), Dupin et al. This model is similar to those proposed by Erslev (1991) and Erslev and Rogers (1993). Scholz, in Treatise on Geophysics, 2007. It is the major and well-developed fault system with larger extension and displacements. Additionally, a basic understanding of fault structures that evolve across layers of different rheology and are subject to multiple phases of deformation (e.g., Gabrielsen et al., 2016) is still largely missing, yet of great relevance. These two models illustrate typical structures developed in fold and thrust belts. 12.4. Fault-propagation folding, a common folding mechanism in fold and thrust belts, occurs when a propagating thrust fault loses slip and terminates upsection by transferring its shortening to a fold developing at its tip. The fault creates another structure (e.g., a fold or horst) that in turn forms the main trap. 6.10 right). The basement is assumed to be rigid and the particles lying on the basement are fixed, as are particles at the vertical boundaries of the model. Finch et al. Their orientation peaks at about 30 ° from the fault on its compressional side (Figure 7(b)). Thrust faults typically have low dip angles. Dip segments of the antiformal bend are numerical remnants of the first or of subsequent generations of fault bends. Growth folds above the upper tips of normal faults are ubiquitous in extensional settings, especially during the early phases of extension and in salt-rich basins. This will lead to an improved understanding of fault slip dynamics including fault formation, Tectonic and Structural Framework of the Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt, Developments in Structural Geology and Tectonics. (2003), this style is globally accepted and perceived to be almost universally present in compressed belts. This process can be repeated. 6.10 left). Fault-propagation folds are common structures where sedimentary rocks overlay basement rocks in sedimentary basins and other areas. The model was used to study the influence of the dip of the basement fault and the strength of the sedimentary overburden on the geometry of the folds generated by block movements in the basement and the rate of fault propagation. Further refinements of the Dahlstrom-Suppe model generated a large variety of duplex structures, their shapes, their kinematics, and their nomenclature (Boyer and Elliott, 1982; Crane and Mull, 1987; McClay, 1992). The generated compressional fault-propagation fold is sharply asymmetrical with steep southern vergence. The application of a viscoelastic model to the Guadalquivir Basin (Garcia-Castellanos et al., 2002) and the Tertiary Piedmont Basin (Carrapa and Garcia-Castellanos, 2005) shows that viscous basin narrowing may exceed the velocity of wedge motion, inducing a retreat of the subsiding area toward the orogen. The other mechanism for basement-involved reverse faulting is related to the decapitation of previous basement normal faults (Fig. Fault Propagation Fundamentals of Discrete Element Methods for Rock Engineering. Post-Suppean numerical criteria are being recognized on modern Common-Depth-Point (CDP) or multi-channel 2D seismic data and interpreted directly on the seismic data (Shaw et al., 2003). The model of fault-propagation folding above the rigid basement presented reproduces many of the features observed in analogue physical modeling and reported from field studies. 12.2. 7), along which a major east-verging basement thrust fault known as the Vizcachas Fault (Jensen, 1976; Martínez et al., 2014) overlies the synrift marine deposits of the Lagunillas Basin located in the main depocenter. Developed by Rich (1934), Bally et al. Also, there are no striations on the individual blocks. The effect of increasing the dip of the fault up to 80° is illustrated in Fig. Based on their current geometries, previous works (Martínez et al., 2012) have considered that the geometry of the hanging wall blocks of these structures can be modeled assuming a p/s (propagation/slip) relation = 0, and an average of upward displacements of 10–15 m of the hanging wall blocks along the fault planes. As displacement continues the thrust tip starts to propagate along … They form above the tips of reverse faults in compressional settings such as the Zagros Mountains and in the Caspian Sea. Vita-Finzi, C. 2000. Annual Reviews Earth Planetary Science 18 : 55–99. (1997, 2004), Morgan (1999), Saltzer and Pollard (1999), Burbidge and Braun (2002), Pascal and Gabrielsen (2001) and Pascal (2002). They are important structures as they can form oil and gas traps and have recently been recognized for their importance in generating potential seismic hazards. Here, new basement thrust ramps cut some of the inherited structures (commonly Mesozoic normal faults) that were not fully reactivated. Fault propagation folds, the subject of this paper, are asymmetrical fold pairs that develop From Moore DE and Lockner DA (1995) The role of microcracking in shear-fracture propagation in granite. The horizontal and vertical scales are different for both displacement profiles and displacement–length graphs. 4.10). The Denglouku Formation mudstone and Quan 1,2 member are effective caprocks. Fault propagation folds form important hydrocarbon traps. 9), where rocks tend to be sheared. Figure 6. A nice seismic example is shown in Figure 1 - both the structure (the fold) and the causal fault can be clearly seen. In both reverse and normal faults this leads to folding of the overlying sequence, often in the form of a monocline . and Gu, Some dips are generated by rotation; some others are generated by simple shear across the bedding. Nevertheless, there is no evidence that these basin bounding faults had experienced structural inversion within the Al-Jazira area, although they did in other nearby provinces such as Sammara and Tikret. Antiformal structures involving imbricate series, traditionally named “folded-fault structures” (Hume, 1957), are named “duplexes.”. The acidic volcanic rocks of the Ying 3 member are gas reservoirs controlled by lithology to the west and structure to the east. These include the Wangshen 903 and Shengshen 2 wells located in a high position in the Songxi fracture zone, which was staggered by accommodation faults with increased gas accumulation. The image below shows generally where the fault, drawn in red, terminates. The basic geometry of the first style and its seven named style elements is summarized in a collection of sketches (Fig. Diagram shows fault length, tip-zone secondary faulting (fault-trace maps) and along-strike displacement profiles at four times (T1–T4) for isolated propagating (left) and coherent constant-length (right) growth models. They form above the tips of reverse faults in compressional settings such as the Zagros Mountains and in the Caspian Sea. We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads. Major gas reservoir types are: (1) Denglouku Formation structural gas reservoir in Shengping and Wangjiatun, located in the northern part of the tectonic zone. Other researchers have sought to charac-terize displacement profiles for natural structures. A new imbricate thrust slice, or horse, is inserted between the emplaced and bent thrust sheet and the remaining undeformed foreland. Several researchers have focused numerical models to noninstantaneous orogenic loading, incorporating some simplified approach to fault propagation within the basement and the sediment (Garcia-Castellanos et al., 1997; Sassi et al., 1993; Sassi and Rudkiewicz, 2000; Toth et al., 1996). Two main mechanisms of basement-involved contractional deformation are recognizable; the first is related to trishear fault propagation folding (Erslev, 1991; Fig. Cross-sections are based on well data, published surface geology, published subsurface interpretation Dahlstrom (1969, 1970), the configuration of the Molasse and Alberta basins, and elements of the first style of FTB architecture, but not of seismic data. Many of the fault-propagation folds form as upward widening zones of distributed deformation (monoclines) above discrete faults at depth (Finch et al., 2003). The continuing displacement is accommodated by formation of an asymmetric anticline-syncline fold pair. The interplay of faulting and folding during the evolution of the Zagros deformation belt. The system dominates the western part of the area and consists of five major basins (from north to south): Tel-Hajar structures, Khleissia Graben, Tayarat North and South Grabens, and Anah Graben. The Xujiaweizi central volcanic belt is located in the Shengping–Xingcheng tectonic zone, which is a Shengxi thrust-fault-controlled superposition structure consisting of fault-bend folds and fault-propagation folds. A reverse fault occurs primarily across lithological units whereas a thrust usually occurs withinor at a low angle to litho… André Niemeijer, ... Ernst Willingshofer, in Understanding Faults, 2020. 2b and 3). Under such circumstances, older sedimentary units may outcrop in the distal parts of the foreland basin (Figure 39). (3) The l D 101 well is a structural gas reservoir with volcanic rock reservoir. Fault-propagation folds constitute an important trap style in fold and thrust belts. Figure 6 shows the complete stress-strain curve for one of their experiments and the locations of acoustic emissions during each stage. - The over-all simulated results match well with core observation and FMI results both in the whole geometry and fracture distribution. The nature of the stratigraphic sequence and the associated truncations reflect that the area was subject to repeated geological activity during the Mesozoic Era but became almost stable during most of the Paleogene–Neogene period. 12.1. At each instant during propagation, slip goes to zero at the fault tip and is consumed in folding. To show that fault propagation folds occur at different scales I’ve included a small outcrop example from dolomites in Marsden Bay, NE England (Figure 2). The linear concentration of acoustic emissions in (b) indicates the nucleation of a fault, which subsequently propagates through the sample amid a cloud of acoustic emissions. Fig. 6.29). Compare these to Inversion folds (see blog “Fault Reactivation: Inversion) which can be recognised by a thickened fault core. The challenges ahead for the study of fault structures through physical analogue modelling entail bridging time and length-scales. It piggybacks and further bends antiformally the previously emplaced thrust sheet. The crustal thickness of the Al-Jazira plain, calculated from gravity data, is about 33 km and represents the thinnest crust in Iraq (Alsinawi and Al-Banna, 1990). The corresponding units’ displacements and the successive development of the fold structure are shown in the figure. Figure 12.1a illustrates some natural examples of basement faulting and related folding mechanisms in a sedimentary overburden and Fig. The reverse fault is clear. 9). The purpose has been to obtain a better understanding of how different geological formations and the imposed loading and boundary conditions can influence rock structures. It is a symmetrical graben bounded by two major boundary normal faults. Dahlstrom (1969) abstracted and named this mechanism as a duplex, that is, as a pair of parallel flat-on-flat detachments, which are connected by a series of ramp segments and which are used successively for imbrication. Bed-discordant dip segments are ramps, and bed-parallel segments are flats (Butler, 1987). Strain is brittle, non-pervasive, and involving bed-parallel flexural slip. Schematic diagram illustrating two potential fault-growth models. (2003), Donath and Parker, 1964; Ramsay and Huber, 1983–1987, Bally et al., 1966; Dahlstrom, 1970; Mitra, 1992, Boyer and Elliott, 1982; Crane and Mull, 1987; McClay, 1992, Several researchers have focused numerical models to noninstantaneous orogenic loading, incorporating some simplified approach to, Garcia-Castellanos et al., 1997; Sassi et al., 1993; Sassi and Rudkiewicz, 2000; Toth et al., 1996, Tectonic evolution of the western “Pampean” flat segment (28°–30°S), Two main mechanisms of basement-involved contractional deformation are recognizable; the first is related to trishear, Exploration Examples of Lithological and Stratigraphic Reservoirs, Fault branch-lines and tip lines are often characterised by elevated densities of small-scale faulting and fracturing within fault zones or fault damage zones, and can provide indirect information about, McGrath and Davison, 1995; Kim et al., 2000; Perrin et al., 2015; Nicol et al., 2016, Pollard and Segall, 1987; Bürgmann et al., 1994. Seven sketch cross-sections illustrating the first style and its globally established nomenclature (Bally et al., 1966; Dahlstrom, 1970; Mitra, 1992; Suppe, 1985). Fault-propagation folding, a common folding mechanism in fold and thrust belts, occurs when a propagating thrust fault loses slip and terminates upsection by transferring its shortening to a fold developing at its tip. DEM methods are useful for studying these types of problems as they allow large deformations of complex structures with linear or non-linear material properties. However, it is less extensive, shorter, and narrower, with lesser displacements compared with the ENE–WSE trending system. 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