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Mechanical and microstructural data used in: “Inelastic deformation of the Slochteren sandstone: Stress-strain relations and implications for induced seismicity in the Groningen gas field"

Pijnenburg, Ronald | Verberne, Berend | Hangx, Suzanne | Spiers, Christopher

(2019)

Pore pressure reduction in sandstone reservoirs generally leads to small elastic plus inelastic strains. These small strains (0.1 – 1.0% in total) may lead to surface subsidence and induced seismicity. In current geomechanical models, the inelastic component is usually neglected, though its contribution to stress-strain behaviour is poorly constrained. To help bridge this gap, we performed deviatoric and hydrostatic stress-cycling experiments on Slochteren sandstone samples from the seismogenic Groningen gas field in the Netherlands. We explored in-situ conditions of temperature (T = 100°C) and pore fluid chemistry, porosities of 13 to 26% and effective confining pressures (≤ 320 MPa) and differential stresses (≤ 135 MPa) covering and exceeding those relevant to producing fields. The findings of our work are outlined in the corresponding paper. The data presented here are the measured mechanical tabular data and microstructural data (stitched mosaic of backscatter electron images) provided as uncompressed jpg images. In addition, for one sample we include chemical element maps obtained through Electron Dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX).

Keywords


Originally assigned keywords
Induced seismicity
compaction
poroelasticity
plasticity
Cam clay
sandstone
strain partitioning
mechanisms
EPOS
European Plate Observing System
multiscale laboratories
rock and melt physical properties
STRAIN
EARTHQUAKES
EARTH GASESLIQUIDS
STABILITY
Scanning Electrone Microscope
Triaxial
Composition
Elasticity
Strength
Thermocouple
Strain gauge

Corresponding MSL vocabulary keywords
Induced seismicity
induced seismicity
strain
strain
poroelastic deformation
ductile deformation
sandstone
strain partitioning
scanning electron microscope (SEM)
elasticity
elasticity
thermometer

MSL enriched keywords
antropogenic setting
Induced seismicity
induced seismicity
Measured property
strain
Measured property
strain
Inferred deformation behavior
deformation behaviour
poroelastic deformation
ductile deformation
sedimentary rock
sandstone
strain partitioning
Apparatus
electron microscopy
scanning electron microscope (SEM)
elasticity
elasticity
Ancillary equipment
measurement of temperature
thermometer
wacke
Slochteren sandstone
inelastic deformation
gas field
subsurface energy production
hydrocarbon energy production
gas field
minerals
chemical elements
pore fluid pressure
surface subsidence
analysis
microchemical analysis
2D microchemical map
equipment
x-ray spectrometer
energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometer
Technique
imaging (2D)
backscatter electron (BSE) imaging
Analyzed feature
mineralogy and composition
quantitative mineralogy
microchemical map
surface subsidence

MSL original sub domains

rock and melt physics

MSL enriched sub domains i

rock and melt physics
analogue modelling of geologic processes
microscopy and tomography
geochemistry


DOI

10.5880/fidgeo.2019.013


Authors

Pijnenburg, Ronald

0000-0003-0653-7565

Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Verberne, Berend

0000-0002-1208-6193

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Geological Survey of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan

Hangx, Suzanne

0000-0003-2253-3273

Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Spiers, Christopher

0000-0002-3436-8941

Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands


References

Pijnenburg, R. P. J., Verberne, B. A., Hangx, S. J. T., & Spiers, C. J. (2019). Inelastic Deformation of the Slochteren Sandstone: Stress‐Strain Relations and Implications for Induced Seismicity in the Groningen Gas Field. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124(5), 5254–5282. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jb017366

10.1029/2019JB017366

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Contact

Pijnenburg

r.p.j.pijnenburg@uu.nl

Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands


Citiation

Pijnenburg, R., Verberne, B., Hangx, S., & Spiers, C. (2019). Mechanical and microstructural data used in: “Inelastic deformation of the Slochteren sandstone: Stress-strain relations and implications for induced seismicity in the Groningen gas field" [Data set]. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/FIDGEO.2019.013


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