Enhanced reservoir characterization using hydraulic fracture microseismicity

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 457-467

  Maxwell, S C ^a   Cho, D ^a   Pope, T ^a   Jones, M ^a   Cipolla, C ^a   Mack, M ^a   Henery, F ^a   Norton, M ^b   Leonard, J ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b Progress Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDGE DETECTION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; POISSON RATIO; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY;

ADVANCED ANALYSIS; AMPLITUDE VERSUS OFFSET; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; COMPOSITE FAILURE; FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTIC; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA; TRACKING ALGORITHM;

FRACTURE;

EID: 79959459968     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/140449-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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