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.007a.svgz" name="4186113.fig.007a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Compressive strength</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/geofluids/volume-2024/4186113/figures/4186113.fig.007b.svgz" name="4186113.fig.007b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Elastic modulus</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/geofluids/volume-2024/4186113/figures/4186113.fig.007c.svgz" name="4186113.fig.007c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>Poisson’s ratio</td></tr></table>

<div>Characteristics of rock mechanical parameters of certain shale samples from Longmaxi Formation.</div>

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Figure 7: Anisotropy and Energy Evolution Characteristics of Shales: A Case Study of the Longmaxi Formation in Southern Sichuan Basin, China 