Detection of multiple fracture sets using observations of shear-wave splitting in microseismic data

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 593-608

  Verdon, James P ^a   Kendall, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fractures; Microseismic

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOREHOLES; CARBON; CARBON CAPTURE; COAL BED METHANE; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL STORAGE; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY RESOURCES; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; METHANE; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMOLOGY; SHALE; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR WAVES; WELL LOGGING;

ARBITRARY ORIENTATION; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGES (CCS); ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES; FRACTURE IDENTIFICATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION; MICROSEISMIC; NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE; SPLITTING MEASUREMENTS;

FRACTURE;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL SEAM; DATA INTERPRETATION; FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; METHANE; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SHALE; WAVE SPLITTING;

EID: 79958736757     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: 13652478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2010.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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