Fracture interpretation by combining P- and S-wave seismic attributes, Weyburn field, Saskatchewan, Canada

Journal of Seismic Exploration

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-228

  Reasnor, Micah ^a   Jenner, Edward ^b  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^b AXIS Geophysics   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplitude; Anisotropy; Azimuthal AVO; Azimuthal NMO; Fracture; Interpretation; Multicomponent; Seismic attributes; Shear wave; Weyburn

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; DETECTION METHOD; FRACTURE; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC WAVE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 1542346378     PISSN: 09630651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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