Characterization of dipping fractures in a transversely isotropic background

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Grechka, V ^a   Tsvankin, I ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR WAVES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

NORMAL-MOVEOUT (NMO) ELLIPSES;

GEOPHYSICS;

FRACTURE NETWORK; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEISMIC METHOD;

EID: 1142280951     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2478.2004.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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