Nanoscale mechanical property variations concerning mineral composition and contact of marine shale

Mechanical properties of shales are key parameters influencing hydrocarbon production – impacting borehole stability, hydraulic fracture extension and microscale variations in in situ stress. We use Ordovician shale (Sichuan Basin, China) as a type-example to characterize variations in mineral parti...

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Main Authors: Yong Li, Jianqi Chen, Derek Elsworth, Zhejun Pan, Xiaotian Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987122000585