Acoustic wave anisotropy in sandstones with systems of aligned cracks

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 136, Issue , 1998, Pages 173-183

  Shakeel, A ^a   King, M S ^b  

^a Oil and Gas Development Corporation Limited   (Pakistan)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CORE LOGGING; CRACK; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC WAVE;

EID: 0032311420     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.136.01.15     Document Type: Article

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