Velocities of compressional and shear waves in limestones

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-13

  Assefa, Solomon ^a   McCann, Clive ^a   Sothcott, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; TEXTURES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

COMPRESSIONAL WAVES;

SHEAR WAVES;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LIMESTONE; POROSITY; SEISMIC WAVE; SHEAR MODULUS; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 0037275812     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2478.2003.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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