Permeability and petrophysical properties of 30 natural mudstones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Yang, Yunlai ^a,b   Aplin, Andrew C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PetroQuant Consultants   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; GRAIN SIZE; MUDSTONE; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SULFUR; TORTUOSITY;

EID: 34548545264     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004243     Document Type: Article

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