Shear wave anisotropy measurement using cross-dipole acoustic logging: An overview

Petrophysics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-117

  Tang, X M ^a   Patterson, D ^a  

^a BAKER ATLAS   (United States)

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EID: 0039890780     PISSN: 15299074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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