The influence of stress path on compressibility and permeability of an overpressurised reservoir sandstone: Some experimental data

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 97-103

  Schutjens, P M T M ^a   De Ruig, H ^a  

^a Shell Intl Explor and Prod BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OVERPRESSURE; PERMEABILITY; STRESS PATH;

EID: 0031422339     PISSN: 00791946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-1946(97)00085-2     Document Type: Article

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