An integrated geophysical and geomechanical study of natural fracture characterization in a carbonate reservoir in eastSiberia, Russia

Journal of Seismic Exploration

Volumn 16, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 159-176

  Kozlov, E ^a   Liu, Evgeniko R ^b,d   Garagash, I ^c  

^a Paradigm Geophysical   (Russian Federation)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^d EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Geomechanical modelling; Integrated interpretation; Natural fracturing; Reflectivity; Seismic velocity

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DATA INTERPRETATION; GAS FIELD; GEOMECHANICS; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL FIELD; RESERVOIR ROCK; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOLOGY; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE SCATTERING;

EURASIA; SIBERIA;

EID: 39049100927     PISSN: 09630651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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