Laboratory estimates of normal and shear fracture compliance

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-247

  Lubbe, R ^a   Sothcott, J ^b   Worthington, Michael H ^c   McCann, C ^b  

^a Ikon Science Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; LIMESTONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

PULSE-ECHO REFLECTION TECHNIQUE; SHEAR FRACTURE;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

CARBONIFEROUS; CONFINING PRESSURE; FRACTURE; JURASSIC; LABORATORY METHOD; LIMESTONE; MODELING;

EID: 39349114158     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: 13652478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2007.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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