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Experiment on compressibility of sand
Holbrook Gorham Botset and D. W. Reed
Experiment on compressibility of sand
Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (July 1935) 19 (7): 1053-1060
Experiment on compressibility of sand
Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (July 1935) 19 (7): 1053-1060
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Abstract
An experiment is described in which the compressibility of a 30-40-mesh sand was measured at pressures up to 3,000 pounds per square inch. There was only a 2 per cent change in pore volume between no load and full load. Since the sand used in the experiment was unconsolidated, the compressibility of even a slightly consolidated sand should be much less, and it is apparent that compressibility of a sand is, in general, a minor factor in oil production.
ISSN: 0883-9247
Serial Title: Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Serial Volume: 19
Serial Issue: 7
Title: Experiment on compressibility of sand
Pages: 1053-1060
Published: 193507
Text Language: English
Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists,
Tulsa, OK,
United States
Accession Number: 1939-001894
Categories: Economic geology of energy sources
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: 3 figs.
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2019, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Bibliography and Index of North American Geology, U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States
Update Code: 1939
