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Integrated core-log interpretation of Wenchuan earthquake Fault Scientific Drilling project borehole 4 (WFSD-4)

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Understanding slip behavior of active fault is a fundamental problem in earthquake investigations. Well logs and cores data provide direct information of physical properties of the fault zones at depth. The geological exploration of the Wenchuan earthquake Scientific Fault drilling project (WFSD) targeted the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault and the Guanxian Anxian fault, respectively. Five boreholes (WFSD-1, WFSD-2, WFSD-3P WFSD-3 and WFSD-4) were drilled and logged with geophysical tools developed for the use in petroleum industry. WFSD-1, WFSD-2 and WFSD-3 in situ logging data have been reported and investigated by geoscientists. Here we present for the first time, the integrated core-log studies in the Northern segment of Yingxiu-Beichuan fault (WFSD-4) thereby characterizing the physical properties of the lithologies(original rocks), fault rocks and the presumed slip zone associated with the Wenchuan earthquake. We also present results from the comparison of WFSD-4 to those obtained from WFSD-1, WFSD-3 and other drilling hole in active faults. This study show that integrated core-log study would help in understanding the slip behavior of active fault.

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We thank the Wenchuan Earthquake Fault Scientific Drilling Project of China for providing data Anonymous reviewers are thanked for helpful comments that resulted in an improved presentation of the work.

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    Ahmed Amara Konaté, He** Pan, Huolin Ma & Zhen Qin

  2. Faculty of Earth Science, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Lumo Road 388, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China

    Alhouseiny Traoré

  3. Institut Supérieur des Mines et Géologie de Boké, BP: 84, Boké, Republic of Guinea

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Konaté, A.A., Pan, H., Ma, H. et al. Integrated core-log interpretation of Wenchuan earthquake Fault Scientific Drilling project borehole 4 (WFSD-4). Acta Geophys. 65, 683–700 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-017-0059-0

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