The attenuation anisotropy of mudstones and shales in subsurface formations

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1882-1890

  Shi, Ge ^a   Deng, Jixin ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Attenuation; Attenuation mechanism; Mudstonc; Shale

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ATTENUATION; SANDSTONE; SHALE; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WAVE PROPAGATION;

ATTENUATION MECHANISM; BIOT FLOW ATTENUATION; MUDSTONES; SQUIRT FLOW ATTENUATION;

ROCKS;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MUDSTONE; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SHALE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 33845693653     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yd0426     Document Type: Article

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