A model for porosity evolution during creep compaction of sandstones

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 197, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 237-244

  He, Wenwu ^a   Hajash, Andrew ^a   Sparks, David ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cementation; Compaction; Porosity; Pressure solution; Saturation

Indexed keywords

CEMENTATION; COMPACTION; CREEP; POROSITY; PRESSURE SOLUTION; SANDSTONE; SATURATION;

EID: 0036090819     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(02)00490-9     Document Type: Article

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