Stress path dependence of matrix permeability of North Sea sandstone reservoir rock

33rd U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1992

Volumn , Issue , 1992, Pages 345-353

  Rhett, D W ^a   Teufel, L W ^b  

^a Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPRESSION TESTING; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; STRESSES;

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; DEVIATORIC STRESS STATE; EFFECTIVE OVERBURDEN STRESS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MATRIX PERMEABILITY; PORE VOLUME COMPRESSIBILITIES; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 85057961986     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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