A case history of time-lapse 3D seismic surveys at Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada

Geophysics

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Isaac, J Helen ^a   Lawton, Don C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lakes; Oils; Reservoirs; Seismic waves; Seismology

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED RECOVERY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEISMIC WAVES; THERMAL EFFECTS; WELL PERFORATION;

REFLECTION STRENGTH VARIATIONS; SEISMIC SURVEYS; THERMAL-ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY PROGRAM;

SEISMOLOGY;

AMPLITUDE; OIL FIELD; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMOLOGY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRAVEL TIME;

CANADA; COLD LAKE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748038386     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2211027     Document Type: Article

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