The study of a naturally fractured gas reservoir using seismic techniques

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1392-1407

  Bates, C R ^a   Lynn, H B ^b   Simon, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b Lynn Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW MATRIX POROSITY; NATURALLY FRACTURED GAS RESERVOIR;

ANISOTROPY; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); HORIZONTAL WELLS; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; POROSITY; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMIC WAVES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

FRACTURE NETWORK; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NATURAL GAS; SEISMIC SURVEY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033401258     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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