Velocity anisotropy observed in wellbore seismic arrivals: Combined effects of intrinsic properties and layering

Geophysics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 12-20

  Kebaili, Ahmed ^a   Schmitt, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; LAYERING; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TRAVELTIME; WELLBORE;

EID: 0029730391     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1443932     Document Type: Article

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