oa Predicting Fault Zone Architecture in the Subsurface from Outcrop Analogues and the Expected Impact on Flow

The importance of defining the petrophysical properties of fault rocks within fault zones for reservoir flow modeling is well understood. A common observation, however, from well-exposed outcrop examples of faults is a zone of imbricated lenses and splays along the fault, which show a more complex architecture than can be captured with existing models. Modifications of the algorithms and models for the fault zone development are shown based on the outcrop examples that incorporate these fault zone complexities.