Drilling-induced core fractures and in situ stress

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 5225-5239

  Li, Yongyi ^a   Schmitt, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0000884056     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02333     Document Type: Article

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