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Well bore breakouts and in situ stress Well bore breakouts and in situ stress
The detailed cross-sectional shape of stress induced well bore breakouts has been studied using specially processed ultrasonic borehole televiewer data. Breakout shapes are shown for a variety of rock types and introduce a simple elastic failure model which explains many features of the observations. Both the observations and calculations indicate that the breakouts define relatively...
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Mark D. Zoback, Daniel Moos, Larry Mastin, Roger N. Anderson
In situ stress, natural fracture distribution, and borehole elongation in the Auburn Geothermal Well, Auburn, New York In situ stress, natural fracture distribution, and borehole elongation in the Auburn Geothermal Well, Auburn, New York
Hydraulic fracturing stress measurements and a borehole televiewer survey were conducted in a 1.6‐km‐deep well at Auburn, New York. This well, which was drilled at the outer margin of the Appalachian Fold and Thrust Belt in the Appalachian Plateau, penetrates approximately 1540 m of lower Paleozoic sedimentary rocks and terminates 60 m into the Precambrian marble basement. Analysis of...
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Stephen H. Hickman, John H. Healy, Mark D. Zoback
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Bibliography of United States landslide maps and reports Bibliography of United States landslide maps and reports
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C.S. Alger, E. E. Brabb
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Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Natural Hazards Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Landslide Hazards Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Bibliography of alluvial-fan deposits Bibliography of alluvial-fan deposits
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T. H. Nilsen, Thomas E. Moore
Implications of paleomagnetism for the tectonic history of the Eastern Klamath and related terranes in California and Oregon Implications of paleomagnetism for the tectonic history of the Eastern Klamath and related terranes in California and Oregon
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E. A. Mankinen, W. P. Irwin, C. S. Grommé
Correlation of metamorphosed Paleozoic strata of the southeastern Mojave Desert region, California and Arizona: Discussion and reply Correlation of metamorphosed Paleozoic strata of the southeastern Mojave Desert region, California and Arizona: Discussion and reply
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H.J. Brown, Paul Stone, Keith A. Howard, Warren Hamilton
Innovative approaches to landslide hazard and risk mapping Innovative approaches to landslide hazard and risk mapping
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E. E. Brabb
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Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Natural Hazards Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Landslide Hazards Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Canyon-filling lavas and lava dams on the Boise River, Idaho, and their significance for evaluating downcutting during the last 2 million years Canyon-filling lavas and lava dams on the Boise River, Idaho, and their significance for evaluating downcutting during the last 2 million years
Basalts that periodically dammed the Boise River and its South Fork over the last 2 million years reveal the canyon history and illustrate how lava interacted with impounded river water. Intracanyon basalt flows record a granite canyon successively filled by lava and then recut at least five times in the last 2 million years. The most voluminous flow, Steamboat Rock Basalt, reached 60...
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Keith A. Howard, John W. Shervais, E.H. McKee
Sedimentary petrology of graywacke of the Franciscan Complex in the northern San Francisco Bay Area, California Sedimentary petrology of graywacke of the Franciscan Complex in the northern San Francisco Bay Area, California
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A. S. Jayko, M. Clark Blake
Geology of Point Reyes Peninsula and implications for San Gregorio fault history Geology of Point Reyes Peninsula and implications for San Gregorio fault history
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J. C. Clark, E. E. Brabb, H. G. Greene, D. C. Ross
Franciscan Geology of Northern California Franciscan Geology of Northern California
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