Azimuthal velocity variations caused by borehole stress concentrations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 8615-8621

  Winkler, Kenneth W ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH; BOREHOLE STRESS; STRESS FIELD; UNIAXIAL STRESS; VELOCITY; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 3743059334     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00093     Document Type: Article

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