Anisotropy effects in microseismic monitoring

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 1358-1372

  Warpinski, N R ^a   Waltman, C K ^a   Du, J ^a   Ma, Q ^b  

^a Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska   (United States)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; SEISMOLOGY;

ANISOTROPY EFFECT; ANISOTROPY PARAMETERS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MICRO-SEISMIC LOCATIONS; MONITORING STRATEGY; TRANSVERSE ANISOTROPY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

MICROSEISMIC MONITORING;

EID: 78349279633     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/124208-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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