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INTRODUCTION 1 



DISTURBANCE MECHANISMS 1 



In-Situ Shear Stress Removal 1 



Mechanical Disturbance 2 



Pore Water Expansion 2 



Gas Expansion 2 



Temperature Effects 3 



Organic Material Decomposition 3 



Water Content Changes 3 



Long-Term Storage 3 



Core Shortening 4 



TEST PROGRAM 4 



Coring Program 4 



In-Situ Tests 5 



Laboratory Tests 5 



Standard 11 



Nonrefrigerated Storage 11 



High-Frequency Vibration . 11 



Low-Frequency Vibration 11 



Long-Term Storage 11 



Very Long Term Storage 11 



ANALYSIS 15 



Pore Water Expansion Distubance 24 



Gas Expansion Disturbance 25 



SUMMARY 26 



CONCLUSIONS 27 



RECOMMENDATIONS 27 



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 28 



REFERENCES 29 



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