TY  - CHAP
A1  - Hilgers, Christoph
A1  - Bücker, Carsten
A1  - Urai, Janos L.
ED  - Philipp, Sonja
ED  - Leiss, Bernd
ED  - Vollbrecht, Axel
ED  - Tanner, David
ED  - Gudmundsson, Agust
T1  - Fossil overpressures compartments? A case study from the Eifel area and some general aspects
T2  - 11. Symposium "Tektonik, Struktur- und Kristallingeologie"
Y1  - 2006-03
DO  - 10.23689/fidgeo-1856
PB  - Universitätsverlag Göttingen
N2  - Fluid overpressures are well known from hydrocarbon exploration in many sedimentary basins. They can reach almost lithostatic values, and may cause the fracturing of rock. Fracturing allows the discharge of fluid overpressure, and fluid flows along a hydraulic gradient towards a low pressure reservoir. Different mechanisms may cause the precipitation from the fluid, such as a fluid pressure drop, a variation of temperature at the low pressure reservoir, or a different rock type inducing different Eh-pH conditions. Such precipitates in fractures are called veins, which often display paleo-fluid overpressures in rocks. In this study, we present some results from Devonian clastic sedimentary rocks of the Eifel area. Results are compared with other sedimentary basins to highlight some general aspects.
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-0001-3446-C
ER  -