Recent developments in seismic rock physics

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1341-1348

  King, Michael S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic properties; Field tests; Laboratory tests; Rock physics

Indexed keywords

LABORATORIES; POROUS MATERIALS; ROCKS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR WAVES;

ACOUSTICS PROPERTY; FIELD STUDIES; FIELD TEST; FLUID SATURATED POROUS MEDIA; LABORATORY TEST; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESERVOIR MONITORING; ROCK PHYSICS; SEISMIC EXPLORATION; SEISMIC FREQUENCIES;

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES;

ANISOTROPY; ELASTIC PROPERTY; FIELD SURVEY; LABORATORY METHOD; POROUS MEDIUM; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; S-WAVE; WAVE SPLITTING;

EID: 70449534062     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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