Mechanical properties of Mesaverde sandstone and shale at high pressures. [Colorado and Wyoming]

Technical Report · Thu Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6063243

Lin, W

This report covers the mechanical properties of Mesaverde rock (shale and sandstone) core samples from various depths in five wells in Colorado and Wyoming. The properties studied were tensile strength, compressive strength, hydrostatic compressibility, shear stress under one-dimensional strain compression, and static elastic moduli. With respect to these properties, the sandstones are virtually isotropic. The shales, on the other hand, are definitely anisotropic. The nature and degree of anisotropy of the shales vary with the depth of sample origin. In addition, the relative values of these mechanical properties between the shale and the sandstone also vary with depth.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6063243
• Report Number(s): UCRL-53419; ON: DE83015599
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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