Correlations Between Fracture Roughness Characteristics And Fracture Mechanical And Fluid Flow Properties
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 8
- File Size:
- 220 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1982
Abstract
Normal stress-fracture closure variation and stress-dependent fluid flow rates were calculated for rock fractures of different aperture distributions. This study shows that both the mechanical and hydraulic properties of the fracture are controlled by the large-scale roughness of the rock fracture. Hence the typical large-scale undulation wavelength of the rock joint dictates the suitable sample size to be used in normal stress and fluid-flow measurements, if results due purely to sample size are to be avoided.
Citation
APA: (1982) Correlations Between Fracture Roughness Characteristics And Fracture Mechanical And Fluid Flow Properties
MLA: Correlations Between Fracture Roughness Characteristics And Fracture Mechanical And Fluid Flow Properties. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1982.