Injection-induced microseismicity in Colorado shales

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-111

  Talebi, Shahriar ^a   Boone, Tom J ^b   Eastwood, John E ^c  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^b Imperial Oil Ltd Resources Limited   (Canada)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Microseismicity; P And S wave velocity; Polarization; Source location; Water injection

Indexed keywords

FLUID PRESSURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; INDUCED SEISMICITY; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SHALE; SHALE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032440717     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050186     Document Type: Article

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