Macro- and micro-compression testing of shales

Goral, Jan; Deo, Milind; McLennan, John; Huang, Hai; Mattson, Earl

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107034

Macro- and micro-compression testing of shales

Journal Article · Tue Feb 11 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107034· OSTI ID:1617883

Goral, Jan ^[1]; Deo, Milind ^[2]; McLennan, John ^[2]; Huang, Hai ^[3]; Mattson, Earl ^[3]

Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); University of Utah
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Here, macro- and micro-geomechanical properties of shales were investigated at millimeter- and micrometer-scale using an example of the Woodford Shale. Geomechanical properties, such as uniaxial (unconfined) compressive strength and Young's modulus, were quantified at the millimeter-scale and compared with results from micro-compression testing experiments of FIB-SEM-nanofabricated micro-pillars. Size-scale and compositional/structural heterogeneity effect on elasto-plastic deformation and failure behavior of shales were investigated. Also, relationship between elemental/mineral composition and unconfined compressive strength and Young's modulus, at a micrometer-scale, was discussed. It was shown that geomechanical properties of shales are scale-dependent and are strongly affected by compositional/structural anisotropy. In particular, micro-compression testing experiments showed non-uniformly distributed compressive strength and Young's modulus within the investigated Woodford Shale rock samples. It was demonstrated, that geomechanical properties of shales, investigated at the micrometer-scale, tend to be affected by different minerals and/or pores, while the same properties, investigated at the millimeter-scale, are governed by different micro-facies (and/or micro-fractures) present within the rock. This shows that geomechanical properties of shales can be dramatically different depending on the scale of investigation and compositional/structural heterogeneity of these rocks, and therefore are not easily transferable across the scales.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Multi-Scale Fluid-Solid Interactions in Architected and Natural Materials (MUSE); Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019285

OSTI ID:: 1617883

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1606472

Journal Information:: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Journal Name: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Journal Issue: C Vol. 191; ISSN 0920-4105

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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