Geomechanical and ultrasonic characterization of a Norwegian Sea shale

Geophysics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Dewhurst, David N ^a   Siggins, Anthony F ^a   Sarout, Joël ^a   Raven, Mark D ^a   Nordgard Bolas, Hege M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FRICTION; MICROCRACKS; SHEAR WAVES;

DEGREE OF ANISOTROPY; DYNAMIC ELASTIC PROPERTY; FLUID IDENTIFICATION; LOW FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL STRESS; ROCK PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STRESS ORIENTATIONS; ULTRASONIC CHARACTERIZATION;

SHALE;

ANISOTROPY; ELASTIC PROPERTY; GEOMECHANICS; LAMINATION; MICROCRACK; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; ROCK PROPERTY; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SHALE; STRENGTH; TRIAXIAL TEST; ULTRASONICS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 84857335402     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3569599     Document Type: Article

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