Seismic reservoir characterization in resource shale plays: "Sweet spot" discrimination and optimization of horizontal well placement

SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1744-1748

  Sena, Arcangelo ^a   Castillo, Gabino ^a   Chesser, Kevin ^a   Voisey, Simon ^a   Estrada, Jorge ^a   Carcuz, Juan ^a   Carmona, Emilio ^a   Schneider, Robert V ^a  

^a CGG   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Azimuth; Horizontal wells; Production; Unconventional

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857623341     PISSN: 10523812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3627542     Document Type: Article

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