Effect of fabric on the behaviour of reservoir sandstones

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1036-1051

  Alvarado, Giovanny ^a,b   Lui, Neville ^b,c   Coop, Matthew R ^b,d  

^a AECOM   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ARUP   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fabric structure of soils; Laboratory tests; Rock mechanics; Sands; Soft rocks; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

CONFINING PRESSURES; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; LABORATORY TEST; LARGE STRAINS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; RESERVOIR SANDSTONES; SMALL STRAINS; SOFT ROCKS; TRIAXIAL APPARATUS; UNCEMENTED;

HYDROCARBONS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; ROCK MECHANICS; SAND; STIFFNESS;

SANDSTONE;

CEMENTATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LABORATORY METHOD; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; SHEAR MODULUS; SHEAR STRAIN; SOFT ROCK; STRESS ANALYSIS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 84865287232     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T2012-060     Document Type: Article

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