The role of spectral curvature mapping in characterizing subsurface strain distributions

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 209, Issue , 2003, Pages 127-143

  Wynn, T J ^a   Stewart, S A ^b  

^a TRACS International   (United Kingdom)

^b BP ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CURVATURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MAPPING; PERMEABILITY; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0037927602     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.209.01.12     Document Type: Article

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