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f Brittleness Index - A Tool to Quantify the Propability of Dilatant Fracturing in Mudrock Topseals
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, First EAGE International Conference on Fault and Top Seals - What do we know and where do we go?, Sep 2003, cp-97-00061
- ISBN: 978-90-73781-32-0
Abstract
One of the characteristics of good top seal lithologies is their ability to undergo deformation without the formation of permeable fracture networks. This property is often loosely called ductility.