Case 97-06

Stanford University

Rock Fracture Networks and Clusters and Fluid Flow Properties

In Reservoirs and Aquifers

A Case Study of the R&D Value Mapping Project

Institute for Policy Research and Development

School of Public Policy

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA 30332-0345

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This case was written by Susan Silver under the supervision of Barry Bozeman. Comments or questions should be directed to Barry Bozeman (barry.bozeman@pubpolicy.gatech.edu; 404-894-6697) or to Juan D. Rogers (juan.rogers@pubpolicy.gatech.edu; 404-894-6697). The research was sponsored by the Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Contract ER45562. The views presented here are the case author’s and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Energy, Stanford University, or Georgia Institute of Technology.