Stress-induced versus lithological anisotropy in compacted claystones and soft shales

Leading Edge (Tulsa, OK)

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 312-317

  Holt, Rune M ^a   Bhuiyan, Mohammad H ^a   Kolsto, Morten I ^a   Bakk, Audun ^a   Stenebraten, Jorn F ^a   Fjær, Erling ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; LITHOLOGY; OIL FIELDS; TEXTURES;

ANISOTROPIC TEXTURE; CLEAVAGE PLANE; HIGH-CONTENT; LARGE AMOUNTS; LENGTH SCALE; LOAD BEARING; LOW PERMEABILITY; STRESS-INDUCED;

ANISOTROPY;

ANISOTROPY; CLAYSTONE; GEOMECHANICS; LITHOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 79955415002     PISSN: 1070485X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3567262     Document Type: Article

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