Sonic waveform attenuation in gas hydrate-bearing sediments from the Mallik 2L-38 research well, Mackenzie Delta, Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2002, Pages

  Guerin, Gilles ^a   Goldberg, David ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Frozen porous media; Gas hydrate; Sonic logging; Waveform modelling

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC LOGGING; GAS HYDRATE; POROUS MEDIUM; WAVE PROPAGATION; WELL LOGGING;

CANADA; MACKENZIE DELTA;

EID: 0037053547     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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