A refraction-seismic field study to determine the anisotropic parameters of shales

The Leading Edge

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1247-1252

  Leslie, Jennifer M ^a   Lawton, Don C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 0040143469     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1438105     Document Type: Article

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