Comparison of explosive and vibroseis source energy penetration during COCORP deep seismic reflection profiling in the Williston Basin

GEOPHYSICS

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 211-221

  Steer, David N ^a   Brown, Larry D ^a   Knapp, James H ^a   Baird, David J ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY PENETRATION; EXPLOSIVE SOURCE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SOURCE; VIBROSEIS;

NORTH AMERICA, WILLISTON BASIN;

EID: 0029777017     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1443941     Document Type: Review

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