Computational estimation of compaction band permeability in sandstone

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 499-505

  Keehm, Youngseuk ^a   Sternlof, Kurt ^b   Mukerji, Tapan ^c  

^a Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Compaction bands; Lattice Boltzmann method; Permeability; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846275782     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910443     Document Type: Article

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