Impact of fabric, microcracks and stress field on shale anisotropy

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 135-148

  Dewhurst, David N ^a   Siggins, Anthony F ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Shale; Smectite; Stress; Stress anisotropy; Velocity anisotropy

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SHALE;

EID: 33645081456     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02834.x     Document Type: Article

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