Permeability evolution of slowly slipping faults in shale reservoirs

• Main Authors: Wu, Wei, Reece, Julia S., Gensterblum, Yves, Zoback, Mark D.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Fault Activation; DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering; Permeability Evolution
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89836; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46404
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Slow slip on preexisting faults during hydraulic fracturing is a process that significantly influences shale gas production in extremely low permeability “shale” (unconventional) reservoirs. We experimentally examined the impacts of mineralogy, surface roughness, and effective stress on permeability...