Seismic characterization of multiple fracture sets at Rulison Field, Colorado

Geophysics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Vasconcelos, Ivan ^a   Grechka, Vladimir ^b  

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

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbon reservoirs; Rocks; Seismic waves; Seismology

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; SEISMIC WAVES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FRACTURE SETS; HOST ROCK; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

SEISMOLOGY;

CRACK; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC METHOD; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947171643     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2436779     Document Type: Article

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