Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences

The experimental methods and elastic properties of shale bedding planes materials state-of-the-art review

Document Type : Review Paper

Authors

Kyle R. Messer 1
Ali Fahad Fahem 2
Achyuth T. Guthai 3
Raman P. Singh 4

1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK, USA

2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Collage of Engineering, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq

3 School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK, USA

4 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK, USA; School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK, USA

https://doi.org/10.30772/qjes.v15i2.823
Abstract
The identification of physical properties and fracture behavior of shale or hydrocarbon materials has grown to have substantial importance in the last four decades to industry and investigators alike due to its importance in unconventional oil and gas resources. This interest deviates from shale being a transversely isotropic material formed by bedding layers with different orientations and isotropic properties. In this paper, the experimental setup and the mechanical properties of shale materials have been reviewed. The investigator shows that the properties of shale are not unique, and it is highly dependent on, volume, loading type, and geolocation. Furthermore, the investigator utilized different experimental setup methods to identify the elastic properties of shale and the most common methods are Transducers Strain Detection, Strain gauges, Ultrasonic, and Digital image correlation that is shown in detail.

Keywords

Shale
Damage
Fracture
Properties
Review
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Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences
Volume 15, Issue 2
Spring 2022
Pages 126-130

  • Receive Date 26 March 2022
  • Revise Date 28 May 2022
  • Accept Date 20 June 2022

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