Permeability of shale by the beam-bending method

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue , 2012, Pages 179-191

  Zhang, Jie ^a   Scherer, George W ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Katz Thompson equation; Kozeny Carman equation; MIP; Permeability; Shale

Indexed keywords

SHALE; VISCOELASTICITY;

BEAM BENDING; BEDDING ORIENTATIONS; BENDING METHODS; INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; KATZ-THOMPSON EQUATION; KOZENY-CARMAN EQUATION; MEASUREMENTS OF; MERCURY INTRUSION; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; PERMEABILITY;

PORE SIZE;

ANISOTROPY; BENDING; PERMEABILITY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SHALE; VISCOELASTICITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861788292     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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