Seismic anisotropy and natural fractures from VSP and borehole sonic tools - A field study

Geophysics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 456-466

  Beckham, Wallace E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTHAL ANISOTROPY; CROSS DIPOLE DATA; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; SONIC LOGGING; VERTICAL SEISMIC PROFILE;

USA, OKLAHOMA, CARTER COUNTY, BRADY RANCH;

EID: 0029750918     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1443973     Document Type: Article

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