Processing of a nine-component near-offset VSP for seismic anisotropy

Geophysics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 676-689

  MacBeth, Colin ^a   Li, Xiang Yang ^a   Zeng, Xinwu ^a   Cox, Dale ^b   Queen, John ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ATTENUATION; BOREHOLES; CALCULATIONS; POLARIZATION; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMIC WAVES; SHALE;

MATRIX OPERATORS; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; VERTICAL SEISMIC PROFILE;

DATA PROCESSING;

BOREHOLE; DATA PROCESSING; FRACTURED MEDIUM; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; VERTICAL SEISMIC PROFILE;

USA, OKLAHOMA, KAY COUNTY;

EID: 0031104404     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444176     Document Type: Article

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