The 3D shear experiment over the Natih field in Oman. Reservoir geology, data acquisition and anisotropy analysis

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 637-662

  Potters, J H H M ^a   Groenendaal, H J J ^b   Oates, S J ^b   Hake, J H ^c   Kalden, A B ^b  

^a PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

^b SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c NEDERLANDSE AARDOLIE MAATSCHAPPIJ B V   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA PROCESSING; DATA REDUCTION; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); HYDROCARBONS; ROCKS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMIC WAVES; TECTONICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WELLS;

ANISOTROPY ANALYSIS; FAULT BOUNDED; SHEAR WAVE ANISOTROPY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; S-WAVE; SEISMIC SURVEY;

OMAN;

EID: 0033458910     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2478.1999.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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