Improving curvature analyses of deformed horizons using scale-dependent filtering techniques

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1255-1272

  Bergbauer, Stephan ^a   Mukerji, Tapan ^a   Hennings, Peter ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

DEFORMED HORIZONS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CURVATURE; FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEISMIC DATA;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0141457735     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/0319032001101     Document Type: Article

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