Self potential improves characterization of hydraulically-active fractures from azimuthal geoelectrical measurements

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Wishart, DeBonne N ^a   Slater, Lee D ^a   Gates, Alexander E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; FRACTURE; HYDRAULICS; ROCKS;

AZIMUTHAL RESISTIVITY SURVEYS (ARS); AZIMUTHAL SELF POTENTIAL (ASP); FRACTURE DENSITY; HYDRAULIC ANISOTROPY;

GEOPHYSICS;

ANISOTROPY; AZIMUTH; FRACTURE ZONE; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845637857     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027092     Document Type: Article

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