Some thoughts on porosity reduction - rock mechanics, overpressure and fluid flow

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 141, Issue , 1998, Pages 73-81

  Waples, D W ^a,b,c   Couples, G D ^a  

^a University of Glasgow ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; OVERPRESSURE; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0032457699     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.141.01.04     Document Type: Article

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