Stress anisotropy and velocity anisotropy in low porosity shale

Tectonophysics

Volumn 503, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 34-44

  Kuila, U ^a   Dewhurst, D N ^b   Siggins, A F ^b   Raven, M D ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Shale; Stress; Velocity

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC STRESS FIELD; CONFINING PRESSURES; CORE PLUGS; DIFFERENTIAL STRESS; EFFECTIVE STRESS; INTRINSIC ANISOTROPY; ISOTROPIC MEDIUM; ISOTROPIC STRESS; LOW POROSITY; MICROFABRIC; MULTI-STAGE; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; STRESS ANISOTROPY; STRESS FIELD; TRIAXIAL TEST; UNDRAINED; VELOCITY ANISOTROPY; VELOCITY RESPONSE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; ANISOTROPY; SHALE; VELOCITY;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EFFECTIVE STRESS; ISOTROPY; P-WAVE; PERMEABILITY; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SHALE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELD; TRIAXIAL TEST; ULTRASONICS;

AUSTRALIA; OFFICER BASIN;

EID: 79954850743     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.09.023     Document Type: Article

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