Nanoindentation has become an increasingly popular method to determine the mechanical properties of both homogeneous and heterogeneous materials. Rocks are inherently …
The mechanical properties of organic matter strongly affect the way shales deform and fracture. However, the way organic matter responds to mechanical stresses is poorly …
We report on a nano-indentation study of shales from the Barnett, Woodford, Ordovician, Eagle Ford and Haynesville plays. Careful selection of load and displacement during nano …
The geomechanical integrity of shale overburden is a highly significant geological risk factor for a range of engineering and energy-related applications including CO _2 2 storage and …
L Zhao, X Qin, DH Han, J Geng, Z Yang… - …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Modeling the elastic properties of organic shale has been of long-standing interest for source rocks and unconventional reservoir characterization. Organic shales exhibit …
Although organic-rich oil-producing mudrocks have been studied extensively during the last decade, kerogen, as one the main constituents, is not thoroughly understood. The unknowns …
The properties of organic matter change during diagenesis and catagenesis, potentially altering the way shales deform and fracture. Although kerogen in mudrocks is thought to …
T Dong, NB Harris, K Ayranci, S Yang - AAPG Bulletin, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The geomechanical properties of a shale reservoir are essential both to the development of natural fractures and to the formation's response to hydraulic fracture stimulation. We …
This review examines the history and current practice of technologies for imaging of pores in sedimentary rocks. Pores are that portion of the rock volume occupied by components of …