PPFG prediction in complex tectonic settings: The North Alpine thrust front and foreland basin, SE Germany

Drews M, Stollhofen H (2019)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2019

Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE

Conference Proceedings Title: 2nd EAGE Workshop on Pore Pressure Prediction

Event location: Amsterdam NL

ISBN: 9789462822887

DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201900516

Abstract

Estimation of pore and fracture pressures in complex tectonic settings, such as fold-and-thrust belts and their adjacent foreland basins, is usually challenging and often requires local calibration. The Cenozoic North Alpine Thrust Front and Foreland Basin in SE Germany provide an interesting and challenging example for such a complex system, comprising overpressured sections in the thrust belt, the overthrusted foreland sediments below the main detachment and the undeformed foreland basin. Based on the synthesis of recent research in the study area and new analyses of additional well data from the thrust front, pore and fracture pressure models will be presented for the different parts of the North Alpine Thrust Front and Foreland Basin in SE Germany. The results demonstrate, that understanding of the geological history, stress regime variations and overpressure generation are key to estimate pore and fracture pressures in complex tectonic settings, such as the North Alpine Thrust Front and Foreland Basin in SE Germany.

Authors with CRIS profile

Michael Drews Lehrstuhl für Geologie (Exogene Dynamik) Harald Stollhofen Lehrstuhl für Geologie (Exogene Dynamik)

How to cite

APA:

Drews, M., & Stollhofen, H. (2019). PPFG prediction in complex tectonic settings: The North Alpine thrust front and foreland basin, SE Germany. In 2nd EAGE Workshop on Pore Pressure Prediction. Amsterdam, NL: European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE.

MLA:

Drews, Michael, and Harald Stollhofen. "PPFG prediction in complex tectonic settings: The North Alpine thrust front and foreland basin, SE Germany." Proceedings of the 2nd EAGE Workshop on Pore Pressure Prediction, Amsterdam European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE, 2019.

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