Extracting fracture characteristics from piercing-type intersections on borehole walls

American Rock Mechanics Association - 40th US Rock Mechanics Symposium, ALASKA ROCKS 2005: Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development in the Northern Regions

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Wang, Xiaohai ^a   Mauldon, Matthew ^a   Dunne, William ^b   Heiny, Chris ^b  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BOREHOLES; MINERALS; PIERCING; ROCK MECHANICS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BOREHOLE IMAGES; BOREHOLE WALL; FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS; LARGE DIAMETER CYLINDER; SUB-SURFACE FRACTURES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84973235466     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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