Borehole breakouts in Berea sandstone reveal a new fracture mechanism

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 160, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 813-831

  Haimson, Bezalel C ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole breakouts; Compaction band; Fractures; In situ stress; Rock mechanics; Sandstone

Indexed keywords

BEREA SANDSTONE; BOREHOLE BREAKOUT; COMPACTION; FAILURE MECHANISM; FRACTURE MECHANICS; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0037401307     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012567     Document Type: Article

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