Nano to macro mechanical characterization of shale

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 4, Issue , 2012, Pages 3421-3443

  Kumar, Vikas ^a   Sondergeld, Carl H ^a   Rai, Chandra S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; KEROGEN; MINERALS; NANOINDENTATION; OIL SHALE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHALE;

CENTIMETER-SCALE; DYNAMIC MODULI; INDENTATION MODULUS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; QUARTZ CONTENTS; SMALL SAMPLES;

INDENTATION;

EID: 84874079459     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/159804-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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