Research Article

Shale Permeability under Shale Components’ Thermal Swelling

Table 4

Shale component parameter table.

ParametersData

Elastic modulus (GPa)47.5
Poisson’s ratio 0.29
Geothermal gradient (K·m-1)0.03
Axial stress (MPa)30.0
Horizontal stress (MPa)20.0
The linear expansion coefficient of organic matter (10-6·K-1)30.0
The linear expansion coefficient of minerals (10-6·K-1)3.0