Scattering characteristics in heterogeneously fractured reservoirs from waveform estimation

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-266

  Shen, Feng ^a   Toksöz, M Nafi ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D finite difference modelling; Heterogeneously fractured reservoirs; Offset; Scattering characteristics; Waveform estimation

Indexed keywords

FRACTURED MEDIUM; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SCATTERING; SEISMIC WAVE;

EID: 0034018689     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246x.2000.00932.x     Document Type: Article

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