Figure 9From: Local stress anomaly in the Bavarian Molasse Basin Stress field interpretation near the well Th1 and the stress pattern in Th2 and Th3. Gray arrows present the orientation of the maximum horizontal stress. Here, local variations of a strike-slip regime (SS) and a normal faulting regime (NF) can be observed. For well Th1, a local perturbation of the stress regime is observed and determined to be strike slip and SH oriented to 320° (Case I) or normal faulting regime with SH oriented towards the N-S (Case II). In Th2 and Th3, the strike-slip regime is observed with SH having an N-S orientation. The Rose diagram illustrates the fracture sets. The principal fracture set in Th1 for stress state Case I indicates a high shear tendency. For Case II, these fracture sets exhibit a dilatational tendency (white arrows). Fracture sets in Th2 and Th3 show a dilatational tendency (white arrows) (NNE-SSW) as well as a closing tendency (black arrows) (ENE-WSW) in the strike-slip stress regime.Back to article page