Estimation of permeability and rock mechanical properties of limestone reservoir rocks under stress conditions by strain gauge

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 13-24

  Iscan A G ^a   Kok M V ^a   Bagci, A S ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Limestone; Permeability; Rock mechanics; Strain; Stress

Indexed keywords

EXPONENTIAL CORRELATION; LIMESTONE RESERVOIR ROCKS; OVERBURDEN PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CORRELATION METHODS; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCK MECHANICS; STRAIN; STRAIN GAGES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESSES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

CORRELATION METHODS; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCK MECHANICS; STRAIN; STRAIN GAGES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESSES;

CONFINING PRESSURE; LIMESTONE; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE EFFECT; RESERVOIR ROCK; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 33746472025     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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