Anisotropic correction of sonic logs in wells with large relative dip

Geophysics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Vernik, Lev ^a,b  

^a Noble Energy   (United States)

^b MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; DATA ACQUISITION; POROSITY; SEISMIC WAVES; SHALE; WELL LOGGING;

ANISOTROPIC CORRECTION; MICROANISOTROPY; RELATIVE DIP; SONIC LOGS;

SEISMOLOGY;

AMPLITUDE; AVO METHOD; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA INVERSION; P-WAVE; PORE PRESSURE; PRESTACK MIGRATION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 38149081340     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2789776     Document Type: Article

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