Variation of velocity with effective stress in chalk: Null result from North Sea well data

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 921-927

  Lubanzadio, M ^a   Goulty, N R ^a   Swarbrick, R E ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalk; Over pressure; Velocity

Indexed keywords

PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; SHALE; STRESS ANALYSIS; UNLOADING; VELOCITY;

CEMENTATION;

GEOLOGY;

CHALK; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OVERPRESSURE; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; STRESS; VELOCITY; WELL LOGGING;

CENTRAL GRABEN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 0036767328     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(02)00135-6     Document Type: Article

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