Production-induced normal faulting

DC Rocks 2001 - 38th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics (USRMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 157-163

  Zoback, M D ^a   Chan, A W ^a   Zinke, J C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; OIL FIELDS; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

A-COEFFICIENT; CRITICAL VALUE; HORIZONTAL STRESS; LEAST PRINCIPAL STRESS; NORMAL FAULTING; PRESSURE REDUCTION; STRESS CHANGES; VERTICAL STRESS;

FAULT SLIPS;

EID: 85011589507     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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