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2013

101. Folkestad, A., Odinsen, T., Fossen, H. & Pearce, M.A . 2013: Tectonic influence on the Jurassic sedimentary architecture in the northern North Sea with focus on the Brent Group. IAS Special Publications (Wiley-Blackwell), in press.
100. Schueller, S., Braathen, A., Fossen, H. & Tveranger, J. 2013: Spatial distribution of deformation bands in damage zones of extensional faults in porous sandstone: statistical analysis of field data. Journal of Structural Geology, in press.
99. Rotevatn, A., Sandve, T.H., Keilegavlen, E., Kolyukhin, D. & Fossen, H.: Deformation bands and their impact on fluid flow in sandstone reservoirs: the role of natural thickness variations. Geofluids, 13 p. doi: 10.1111/gfl.12030.
98. Gordon, S.M., Whitney, D., Teyssier, C. & Fossen, H. 2013: U-Pb dates and trace-element geochemistry of zircon from migmatite hosting eclogite inclusions, Western Gneiss Region, Norway: significance for history of partial melting in continental subduction. Lithos 170-171, 35-53.
97. Schultz, R.A., Klimczak, C., Fossen, H., Olson, J., Exner, U., Reeves, D.M. & Soliva, R. 2013: Statistical tests of scaling relationships for geologic structures. Journal of Structural Geology 48, 85-94.
96. Torabi, A., Fossen, H, & Braathen, A . 2013: Insight into petrophysical properties of deformed sandstone reservoirs. AAPG Buletin 97, 619-637.
95. Gregory Ballas, G., Soliva, R., Sizunb, J-P., Fossen, H., Benedicto, A., & Skurtveit, E. 2013: Shear-enhanced compaction bands formed at shallow burial conditions; implications for fluid flow (Provence, France). Journal of Structural Geology 47, 3-15.
94. Allken, V., Huismans, R., Fossen, H., Thieulot, C. 2013: 3D numerical modelling of graben interaction and linkage: a case study of the Canyonlands grabens, Utah. Basin Research 25, 14 p. doi: 10.1111/bre.12010.

2012

93. Vetti, V. & Fossen, H. 2012: Origin of contrasting Devonian supradetachment basin types in the Scandinavian Caledonides. Geology 40, 571-574.
92. Rotevatn, A. & Fossen, H. 2012: Soft faults with hard tips: Magnitude-order displacement gradient variations controlled by strain softening vs. hardening; implications for fault scaling. Journal of the Geological Society (Specials) 169, 123-126.
91. Fossen, H. & Rotevatn, A. 2012: Characterization of deformation bands associated with normal and reverse stress states in the Navajo Sandstone, Utah: Discussion. AAPG Bulletin 96, 869-876.

2011

90. Fossen, H., Schultz, R.A. & Torabi, A. 2011:Conditions and implications for compaction band formation in the Navajo Sandstone, Utah. Journal of structural geology 33, 1477-1490.
89. Rotevatn, A. & Fossen, H. 2011: Simulating the effect of subseismic fault tails and process zones in a siliciclastic reservoir analogue: implications for aquifer support and trap definition. Marine and Petroleum Geology 28, 1648-1662.

2010

88. Schultz, R.A., Okubo, C.H. & Fossen, H. 2010: Porosity and grain size controls on compaction band formation in Jurassic Navajo Sandstone. Geophysical Research Letters 37, L22306, doi:10.1029/2010GL044909.
87. Bøe, R., Fossen, H. & Smeljord, M. 2010: Mesozoic sediments and structures onshore Norway and in the coastal Zone. NGU Bulletin 450, 15-32.
86. Fossen, H. 2010: Extensional tectonics in the North Atlantic Caledonides: A regional view. In: Law, R., Butler, R., Holdsworth, B., Krabbendam, R.A. & Strachan, M. (eds), Continental tectonics and mountain building: the legacy of Peach and Horn. Geological Society Special Publication 335, 767-793.
85. Fossen, H., Schultz, R.A., Rundhovde, E., Rotevatn, A. & Buckley, S.J. 2010: Fault linkage and graben tansfer in Canyonlands and the North Sea Viking Graben: a comparison. AAPG Bulletin, 94, 597-613.
84. Fossen, H. 2010: Deformation bands formed during soft-sediment deformation: observations from SE Utah. Marine and Petroleum Geology 27, 215-222.
83. Kolyukhin, D., Schueller, S., Espedal, M & Fossen, H. 2010: Deformation band populations in fault damage zones – impact on fluid flow. Computational geoscience, 14, 231-248, DOI: 10.1007/s10596-009-9148-8.

2009

82. Braathen, A., Tveranger, J., Fossen, H., Skar, T. Cardozo, N., Semshaug, S.E., Bastesen, E. & Sverdrup, E. 2009: Fault facies and its application to sandstone reservoirs. AAPG Bulletin, 93, 891-917.
81. Torabi, A. & Fossen, H. 2009: Spatial variation of microstructure and petrophysical properties along deformation bands in reservoir sandstones. AAPG Bulletin, 93, 919-938.
80. Rotevatn, A., Buckley, S.J., Howell, J.A. & Fossen H. 2009: Overlapping faults and their effect on fluid flow in different reservoir types: A LIDAR-based outcrop modeling and flow simulation study. AAPG Bulletin, 93, 407-427.
79. Rotevatn, A., Tveranger, J., Howell, J.A. & Fossen, H. 2009: Dynamic investigation of the effect of a relay ramp on simulated fluid flow: geocellular modelling of the Delicate Arch Ramp, Utah. Petroleum Geoscience, 15, 45-58.

 

2008

78. Bale, A., Fossen, H., Berg, E., Mjelde, Ø. & Kui, T. 2008: Comprehensive mini-frac testing in the Gullfaks Field as a tool for characterization of reservoir structure and rock mechanics. IPTC 11968, International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kualalumpur 3-5 Dec. 2008.
77. Schultz, R.A., Soliva, R., Fossen, H., Okubo, C.H. & Reeves, D.M. 2008: Dependence of displacement–length scaling relations for fractures and deformation bands on the volumetric changes across them. Journal of Structural Geology, 30, 1405-1411.
76. Rotevatn, A., Torabi, A., Fossen, H. & Braathen, A. 2008: Slipped deformation bands: a new type of cataclastic deformation bands in Western Sinai, Suez Rift, Egypt. Journal of Structural Geology 30. 1317-1331.
75. Torabi, A., Fossen, H. & Alaei, B. 2008: Application of spatial correlation functions in permeability estimation of deformation bands in porous rocks. J. Geophys. Res. 113, B08208, doi:10.1029/2007JB005455.
74. Gee, D.G., Fossen, H., Henriksen, N. and Higgins, A.K. 2008: From the early Paleozoic platforms of Baltica and Laurentia to the Caledonide orogen of Scandinavia and Greenland. Episodes 31, 44-51.
73. Schultz, R.A. & Fossen, H. 2008: Terminology for structural discontinuities. AAPG Bulletin 92, 853-867.
72. Johansen, T. E. S. & Fossen, H. 2008: Internal deformation of fault damage zones in interbedded siliciclastic rocks. In: Wibberley, C. A. J., Kurtz, W., Imber, J., Holdsworth, R. E. & Collettini, C. (eds), The internal structure of fault zones: implications for mechanical and fluid-flow properties. Geological Society Special Publication 299, 35–56.

 

2007

71. Fossen, H & Bale, A. 2007: Deformation bands and their influence on fluid flow. AAPG Bulletin 91, 1685-1700.
70. Fossen, H., Schultz, R., Shipton, Z. & Mair, K. 2007: Deformation bands in sandstone – a review. Journal of the Geological Society, London 164, 755-769.
69. Torabi, A., Braathen, A., Cuisiat, F. & Fossen, H. 2007: Shear zones in porous sand: Insights from high-stress ring-shear experiments and naturally deformed sandstones. Tectonophysics 437, 37-50.
68. Rotevatn, A., Fossen, H., Hesthammer, J., Aas, T.E. & Howell, J.A. 2007: Are relay ramps conduits for fluid flow? Structural analysis of a relay ramp in Arches National Park, Utah. In: Lonergan, L., Jolly, R.H.J., Rawnsley, K. & Sanderson, D. (eds.), Fractured reservoirs. Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ. 270, 55-71.

 

2006

67. Fossen, H. & Dunlap, W.J. 2006: Age constraints on the late Caledonian deformation in the Major Bergen Arc, SW Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology 86, 59-70.

 

2005

66. Fossen, H., Johansen, T. E. S., Rotevatn, A. & Hesthammer, J. 2005: Fault interaction in porous sandstones. AAPG Bulletin 89, 1593-1606.
65. Johansen, T. E. S., Fossen, H. & Kluge, R. 2005: The impact of syn-kinematic porosity reduction on damage zone architecture in porous sandstone; an outcrop example from the Moab Fault, Utah. Journal of Structural Geology 27, 1469-1485.
64. Fossen, H. & Hurich, C.A. 2005: The Hardangerfjord Shear Zone in SW Norway and the North Sea: a large scale shear zone in the Baltic crust. Journal of the Geological Society, London 162, 675-687.

 

2004

63. Aarseth, I. & Fossen, H. 2004: A Holocene lacustrine rock platform around Lake Storavatnet, Osterøy, western Norway. Holocene 14, 599-606.
62. Aarseth, I. & Fossen, H. 2004: Late Quaternary cryoplanation of rock surfaces in lacustrine environments in the Bergen area, Norway. Nowegian Journal of Geology 84, 125-137.

 

2003

61. Fossen, H., Hesthammer, J., Johansen, T.E.S. & Sygnabere, T.O. 2003: Structural geology of the Huldra fault block, northern North Sea Structural geology of the Huldra fault block (Huldra Field), northern North Sea – a major tilted fault block at the eastern edge of the Horda Platform. Marine and Petroleum Geology 20, 1105-1118.
60. Larsen, Ø., Fossen, H., Langeland, K. & Pedersen, R.B. 2003: Kinematics and timing of polyphase post-Caledonian deformation in the Bergen area, SW Norway. Nowegian Journal of Geology 83, 149-165.
59. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 2003: From seismic data to core data: an integrated approach to enhance reservoir characterization. In: Ameen, M.S. (ed.), Fracture and in situ stress characterization of hydrocarbon reservoirs. Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ. 209, 39-54.

 

2002

58. Hesthammer, J., Fossen, H., Sautter, M., Sæther, B. & Johansen, S.E. 2002: The use of information technology to enhance learning in geological field trips. Journal of Geoscience Education 50, 528-538.
57. Valle, P., Færseth, R. & Fossen, H. 2002: Devonian-Triassic brittle deformation based on dyke geometry and fault kinematics in the Sunnhordland region, SW Norway. Nowegian Journal of Geology 82, 3-17.
56. Tithus, S.J., Fossen, H., Pedersen, R.B., Vigneresse, J.L. & Tikoff, B.: Pull-apart formation and strike-slip partitioning in an obliquely-divergent setting, Leka Ophiolite, Norway. Tectonophysics 354, 101-119.
55. Harris, L.B., Koyi, H.A. & Fossen, H. 2002: Mechanisms for folding of mid- to lower crustal rocks in extensional tectonic settings. Earth-Sciences Review 59, 163-210.
54. Rykkelid, E. Fossen, H. 2002: Layer rotation around vertical fault overlap zones: observations from seismic data, field examples and physical experiments. Marine and Petroleum Geology 19, 181-192.
53. Schultz, R.A. & Fossen, H. 2002: Displacement-length scaling in three dimensions: the importance of aspect ratio and application to deformation bands. Journal of Structural Geology 24, 1389-1411.

 

2001

52. Knusden, T.-L. & Fossen, H. 2001: Single zircon (SIMS) provenance data on the Late Jurassic Bjorøy Fm: Implications for the late- to post-Caledonian evolution of SW Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 81, 283-292.
51. Hesthammer, J, Landrø, M. & Fossen, H. 2001: Use and abuse of seismic data in reservoir characterisation. Marine and Petroleum Geology 18, 635-655.
50. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 2001: Structural core analysis from the Gullfaks area, northern North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology 18, 411-439.
49. Harper, T., Fossen, H. & Hesthammer, J. 2001: Influence of uniform basement extension on faulting in cover sediments. Journal of Structural Geology 23, 593-600.

 

2000

48. Fossen, H. & Hesthammer, J. 2000: Possible absence of small faults in the Gullfaks field, northern North Sea: implications for downscaling of faults in some porous sandstones. Journal of Structural Geology 22, 851-863.
47. Fossen, H. 2000: Extensional tectonics in the Caledonides: synorogenic or postorogenic? Tectonics 19, 213-224.
46. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 2000: Uncertainties associated with fault sealing analysis. Petroleum Geoscience 6, 37-45.
45. Fossen, H., Odinsen,T., Gabrielsen, R.H. & Færseth, R.B. 2000: Detachments and low angle faults in the northern North Sea rift system. In: Nøttvedt, A. et al. (eds.), Dynamics of the Norwegian margin. Geological Society Special Publication167, 105-131.

 

1999

44. Fossen, H. & Dunlap, J.W. 1999: On the age and tectonic significance of Permo-Triassic dikes in the Bergen-Sunnhordland region, southwestern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 79, 169-178.
43. Tikoff, B. & Fossen, H. 1999: Three-dimensional reference deformations and strain facies. Journal of Structural Geology 21, 1497-1512.
42. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 1999: Evolution and geometries of gravitational collapse structures with examples from the Statfjord Field, northern North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology 16, 259-281.

 

1998

41. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 1998: The use of dipmeter data to constrain the structural geology of the Gullfaks Field, northern North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology 15, 549-573.
40. Dunlap, J.W. & Fossen, H. 1998: Early Paleozoic orogenic collapse, tectonic stability, and late Paleozoic continental rifting revealed through thermochro-nology of K-feldspars, southern Norway. Tectonics 17, 604-620.
39. Fossen, H. & Tikoff, B. 1998: Forward modeling of non steady-state deformations and the "minimum strain path": Reply. Journal of Structural Geology 20, 979-981.
38. Fossen, H. & Dunlap, J.W. 1998: Timing and kinematics of Caledonian thrusting and extensional collapse, southern Norway: evidence from 40Ar/39Ar thermochronology. Journal of Structural Geology 20, 765-781.
37. Fossen, H. & Tikoff, B. 1998: Extended models of transpression and transtension, and application to tectonic settings. In: Holdsworth, R.E., Strachan, R.A. and Dewey, J.F. (eds.), Continental transpressional and transtensional tectonics. Geol. Soc. Lond. Spec. Publ. 135, 15-33.
36. Fossen, H. 1998: Advances in understanding the post-Caledonian structural evolution of the Bergen area, West Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 78, 33-46.
35. Fossen, H. & Hesthammer, J. 1998: Structural geology of the Gullfaks Field. In: Coward, M.P., Johnson, H. & Daltaban, T.S. (eds.), Structural geology in reservoir characterization. Geological Society Special Publication 127, 231-261.
34. Fossen, H. & Dallmeyer, R.D. 1998: 40Ar/39Ar muscovite dates from the nappe region of SW Norway: dating extensional deformation in the Scandinavian Caledonides. Tectonophysics 285, 119-133.
33. Fossen, H. & Hesthammer, J. 1998: Deformation bands and their significance in porous sandstone reservoirs. First Break 16, 21-25.

1997

32. Fossen, H. & Hesthammer, J. 1997: Geometric analysis and scaling relations of deformation bands in porous sandstone from the San Rafael Desert, Utah. Journal of Structural Geology 19, 1479-1493.
31. Fossen, H., Mangerud, G., Hesthammer, J., Bugge,T. & Gabrielsen, R.H. 1997: The Bjorøy Formation: a newly discovered occurence of Jurassic sediments in the Bergen Arc System. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 77, 269-287.
30. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 1997: The influence of seismic noise in structural interpretation of seismic attribute maps. First Break. 15, 1-11.
29. Fossen, H. & Tikoff, B. 1997: Forward modeling of non steady-state deformations and the "minimum strain path". Journal of Structural Geology 19, 987-996.
28. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 1997: Seismic attribute mapping for structural interpretation of the Gullfaks Field, northern North Sea. Petroleum Geoscience 3, 13-26.

1996

27. Tikoff, B. & Fossen, H. 1996: Visualization of deformation: Computer applications for teaching. In: De Paor, D.G. (ed.), Structural geology and personal computers. Computer methods in the geosciences, vol. 15. Pergamon, Elsevier, Oxford. 75-96.
26. Rouby, D., Fossen, H. & Cobbold, P.R. 1996: Extension, displacements and block rotations in the larger Gullfaks area, northern North Sea, as determined from plan view restoration. AAPG Bulletin 108, 875-890.
25. Fossen, H. & Gabrielsen, R.H. 1996: Experimental modeling of extensional fault systems. Journal of Structural Geology 18, 673-687.
24. Fossen, H. & Rørnes, A. 1996: Properties of fault populations in the Gullfaks Field, northern North Sea. Journal of Structural Geology 18, 179-190.

1995

23. Tikoff, B. & Fossen, H. 1995: The limitations of three-dimensional kinematic vorticity analysis. Journal of Structural Geology 17, 1771-1784.
22. Fossen, H. & Holst, T. B. 1995: Northwest-verging folds and the northwestward movement of the Caledonian Jotun Nappe, Norway. Journal of Structural Geology 17, 3-15.

 

1994

21. Fossen, H., Tikoff, B. & Teyssier, C. 1994: Strain modeling of transpressional and transtensional deformation. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 74, 134-145.

 

1993

20. Tikoff, B., Teyssier, C. & Fossen, H. 1993. Computer applications for teaching general two-dimensional deformation. Journal of Geological Education 41, 425-432.
19. Fossen, H. & Rykkelid, E. 1993. Postcollisional extension of the Caledonide orogen in Scandinavia: structural expressions and tectonic significance: Reply. Geology 21, 477-478.
18. Fossen, H. & Tikoff, B. 1993: The deformation matrix for simultaneous simple shearing, pure shearing, and volume change, and its application to transpression/transtension tectonics. Journal of Structural Geology 15, 413-422.
17. Tikoff, B. & Fossen, H. 1993: Simultaneous pure and simple shear: the unified deformation matrix. Tectonophysics 217, 267-283.
16. Fossen, H. 1993: Linear fabrics in the Bergsdalen Nappes, West Norway: Implications for deformation history and fold development. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 73, 95-108.
15. Fossen, H. 1993: Structural evolution of the Bergsdalen Nappes, Southwest Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse , 23-50.
14. Fossen, H. 1993: The role of extensional tectonics in the Caledonides of South Norway: Reply. J. Struct. Geol. 15, 1381-1383.

1992

13. Rykkelid, E. & Fossen, H. 1992: Composite fabrics in mid-crustal gneisses: observations from the Øygarden Complex, West Norway. Journal of Structural Geology 14, 1-9.
12. Fossen, H. & Rykkelid, E. 1992: The interaction between oblique and layer-parallel shear in high-strain zones: observations and experiments. Tectonophysics 207, 331-343.
11. Fossen, H. & Rykkelid, E. 1992: Post-collisional extension of the Caledonide orogen in Scandinavia: structural expressions and tectonic significance. Geology 20, 737-740.
10. Fossen, H. 1992: The role of extensional tectonics in the Caledonides of South Norway. Journal of Structural Geology, 14, 1033-1046.

 

1991

9. Fossen, H. & Nissen, L.A. 1991. Rb/Sr age of the Blåfjellhatten Granite in the Olden Window, South Central Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 420, 51-56.

 

1990

8. Fossen, H. & Rykkelid, E. 1990: Shear zone structures in the Øygarden Gneiss Complex, West Norway. Tectonophysics 174, 385-397.

 

1989

7. Fossen, H. 1989: Geology of the Minor Bergen Arc, West Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse 416, 47-62.
6. Fossen, H. 1989: Indication of transpressional tectonics in the Gullfaks Oil Field, Northern North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology 6, 22-30.

 

1988

5. Fossen, H. & Austrheim, H. 1988: Age of the Krossnes Granite, West Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Bulletin 413, 61-65.
4. Fossen, H. 1988: Metamorphic history in the Bergen Arcs, West Norway, as determined from amphibole chemistry. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 68, 223-239.
3. Fossen, H. 1988: The Ulriken Gneiss Complex and the Rundemanen Formation: a basement-cover relationship in the Bergen Arcs, West Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Bulletin 412, 67-86.

 

1987

2. Holst, T.B. & Fossen, H. 1987: Strain distribution in a fold in the West Norwegian Caledonides. Journal of Structural Geology 9, 915-924.
1. Fossen, H. & Ingdahl, S.E. 1987: Tectonostratigraphic position of the rocks in the western extreme of the Major Bergen Arc, West Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 67, 59-66.