Geostatistical relationships between mechanical and petrophysical properties of deformed sandstone

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-38

  Alikarami, Reza ^a,b   Torabi, Anita ^a   Kolyukhin, Dmitriy ^a   Skurtveit, Elin ^a,b,c  

^a Uni Research   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cementation; Correlation; Elasticity; Faulted sandstone; Permeability; Uniaxial compressive strength

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; HAMMERS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

CEMENTATION; CORRELATION; DAMAGE ZONES; FAULTED SANDSTONE; MECHANICAL; NAVAJO SANDSTONES; PERMEABILITY; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SCHMIDT HAMMER; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

SANDSTONE;

CEMENTATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; ELASTICITY; GEOSTATISTICS; PERMEABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84880370505     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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