Anisotropy and Energy Evolution Characteristics of Shales: A Case Study of the Longmaxi Formation in Southern Sichuan Basin, China

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/geofluids/volume-2024/4186113/figures/4186113.fig.005a.svgz" name="4186113.fig.005a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Single triaxial rheological tester</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/geofluids/volume-2024/4186113/figures/4186113.fig.005b.svgz" name="4186113.fig.005b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Full stress-strain process curve</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/geofluids/volume-2024/4186113/figures/4186113.fig.005c.svgz" name="4186113.fig.005c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>Stress-strain curves</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/geofluids/volume-2024/4186113/figures/4186113.fig.005d.svgz" name="4186113.fig.005d" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(d) </b>Strain at peak point</td></tr></table>

<div>Deformation characteristics of certain shale samples from Longmaxi Formation.</div>

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Figure 5: Anisotropy and Energy Evolution Characteristics of Shales: A Case Study of the Longmaxi Formation in Southern Sichuan Basin, China 