Analyzing fractures from seismic for improved drilling success

World Oil

Volumn 224, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 62-69

  Gray, David ^a   Boerner, Sean ^a   Todorovic Marinic, Dragana ^a   Zheng, Ye ^a  

^a Veritas DGC Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; OIL WELL DRILLING; SEISMOLOGY;

SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0142093734     PISSN: 00438790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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