Complete in situ stress determination in an argillite sedimentary formation

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 8-14, 2007, Pages 866-878

  Wileveau, Y ^a   Cornet, F H ^b   Desroches, J ^c   Blumling, P ^d  

^a ANDRA   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^d NAGRA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Borehole imaging; Bure; Fractures; Hydraulic methods; Stress determination; Underground research laboratory

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; FRACTURE; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RHEOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRESSES;

ARGILLITE SEDIMENTARY FORMATION; BOREHOLE IMAGING; BURE; HYDRAULIC METHODS; STRESS DETERMINATION; UNDERGROUND RESEARCH LABORATORY;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ARGILLITE; BOREHOLE BREAKOUT; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; IN SITU STRESS; LIMESTONE; STRESS FIELD; STRESS MEASUREMENT; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 33947139359     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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