Acoustic waves in pressurized boreholes: A finite difference formulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B11, 1996, Pages 25173-25180

  Sinha, Bikash K ^a   Liu, Qing Huo ^a   Kostek, Sergio ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MORGAN STANLEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE; BOREHOLE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; PRESSURIZATION; STRESS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0039576206     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02724     Document Type: Article

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