Fracture development in Paleozoic shale of Chongqing area (South China). Part one: Fracture characteristics and comparative analysis of main controlling factors

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 251-266

  Zeng, Weite ^a,b,c   Zhang, Jinchuan ^a,b,c   Ding, Wenlong ^a,b,c   Zhao, Song ^d   Zhang, Yeqian ^a,b,c   Liu, Zhujiang ^e   Jiu, Kai ^a,b,c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c China University of Geosciences in Beijing   (China)

^d Exploration Division of PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company   (China)

^e SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Controlling factors; Fracture; Shale; Southeast of Chongqing

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOLOMITE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; PALEOZOIC; PERMEABILITY; PYRITE; QUARTZ; SHALE; SILURIAN; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; CHONGQING;

EID: 84883308558     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.07.014     Document Type: Article

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