Origin and significance of relaxation fractures in EPS1 granite core sections (Soultz-sous-Forets, Rhinegraben);Origine et signification des fractures de relaxation dans les carottes de granité du forage EPS1 (Soultz-sous-Forêts, Graben du Rhin)

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes

Volumn 323, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 333-340

  Dezayes, Chrystel ^a,b   Villemin, Thierry ^a   Center, Albert ^a   Angelier, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Damaging; Drill cores; Fractures; Granite; Rhinegraben; Stress; Wells

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; FRACTURE; GRANITE; RIFTING; STRESS;

FRANCE, ALSACE, SOULTZ-SOUS-FORETS;

EID: 0030467349     PISSN: 12518050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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