Framework for AVO gradient and intercept interpretation

Geophysics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 948-956

  Castagna, John P ^a   Swan, Herbert W ^b   Foster, Douglas J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b ARCO Explor and Prod Technology   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC LOGGING; LITHOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE;

AMPLITUDE VARIATION WITH OFFSET (AVO) GRADIENT;

GEOPHYSICS;

AVO; SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 0032076343     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444406     Document Type: Article

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