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Active faults in southeastern Harris County, TexasAerial color infrared photography was used to investigate active faults in a complex graben in southeastern Harris County, Tex. The graben extends east-west across an oil field and an interstate highway through Ellington Air Force Base (EAFB), into the Clear Lake oil field and on to LaPorte, Tex. It was shown that the fault pattern at EAFB indicates an appreciable horizontal component associated with the failure of buildings, streets, and runways. Another fault system appears to control the shoreline configuration of Clear Lake, with some of the faults associated with tectonic movements and the production of oil and gas, but many related to extensive ground water withdrawal.
Document ID
19760060003
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Clanton, U. S.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Amsbury, D. L.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, Tex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1975
Publication Information
Publication: Environmental Geology
Volume: 1
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
76A42969
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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