Pore network geometry in low permeability argillites from magnetic fabric data and oriented mercury injections

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 18, 2006, Pages

  Esteban, Lionel ^a,b   Géraud, Yves ^a   Bouchez, Jean Luc ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CLAY MINERALS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ANISOTROPY; MAGNETISM; MERCURY (METAL); PORE STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CLAY-RICH LITHOLOGIES; MAGNETIC FABRIC MEASUREMENTS; MINERAL FABRIC; PRESSURE MERCURY INJECTIONS;

MINERALOGY; CLAY MINERALS;

ARGILLITE; LINEATION; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PARIS BASIN; WESTERN EUROPE;

DIFFERENT PRESSURES; HIGH PRESSURE MERCURY; LOW PERMEABILITY; MAGNETIC LINEATIONS; MERCURY INJECTION; PORE NETWORK GEOMETRY; STRUCTURE PARAMETER; TRANSFER PATHWAY;

EID: 38549099039     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026908     Document Type: Article

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