Mechanical behaviour of reservoir grain framework and pore characteristics: Semi-quantitative predictions using microprobe combined with image analysis

DC Rocks 2001 - 38th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics (USRMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 147-154

  Wolf, K H A A ^a   Ephraim, R ^a   Schutjens, P M T M ^b   Imperiale, P ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY PRODUCTS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FELDSPAR; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; WEATHERING;

ELECTRON MICROPROBES; ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; PORE CHARACTERISTICS; QUANTITATIVE PREDICTION; RESERVOIR GRAINS; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0842271309     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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