Petrophysics studies of sedimentary rocks from a cross-hole seismic test site

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 279-289

  King, M S ^a   Shams Khanshir, M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOREHOLES; CLAY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC WAVES; STRESS ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CROSS-HOLE SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; MUDROCK; PETROPHYSICS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

BOREHOLE; PETROPHYSICS; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 0032053232     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(97)00331-8     Document Type: Article

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