Experimental study on the effect of fracture scale on seismic wave characteristics

Petroleum Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-125

  Wei, Jianxin ^a   Di, Bangrang ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Fracture scale; Hudson's fracture theory; Model test; Primary wave and shear wave velocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 46949101044     PISSN: 16725107     EISSN: 19958226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12182-008-0019-z     Document Type: Article

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