Changes in matrix thermal conductivity of clays and claystones as a function of compaction

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 365-370

  Waples, Douglas W ^a   Tirsgaard, Henrik ^b  

^a Maersk Olie og Gas AS ^*  (United States)

^b MAERSK OIL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Clays; Claystones; Shales; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CLAY; CLAYSTONE; COMPACTION; POROSITY; SHALE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

DENMARK;

EID: 0036880225     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo.8.4.365     Document Type: Article

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