Kreitler, C.W.American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin.2010-02-152010-02-151976http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/18912p. 689.Topographic escarpments coincident with active faults in the Houston area existed before major ground water withdrawals. However, ground water withdrawal is the primary mechanism for fault activation in Harris and Galveston Counties.geologygeological structuresfaultsfaciesground waterArticle