Stress Path Dependent Hydromechanical Properties of Carbonates: Impact of Heterogeneities and Use of Effective Medium Theory for Critical State Scaling

It is of great importance to correctly predict the evolutions of reservoir transport properties due to compaction and<br>mechanical damage occurring in anisotropic stress conditions. Structural heterogeneities at different scales, common for<br>instance in carbonate reservoirs, can strongly alter the mechanical response and significantly influence the evolution of flow<br>properties with stress.