Brittleness Evaluation in Shale Gas Reservoirs and Its Influence on Fracability

The brittleness index (<i>BI</i>) is a key parameter used to identify the desirable fracturing intervals of shale gas reservoirs. Its correlation with fracability is still controversial. There have been a variety of methods proposed that can estimate BI. The brittleness evaluation method...

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Published in:	Energies
Main Authors:	Yapei Ye, Shuheng Tang, Zhaodong Xi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Subjects:	brittleness brittle minerals young’s modulus poisson’s ratio fracability in-situ stress
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/2/388