Engineering guide to the application of microseismic interpretations

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 373-396

  Cipolla, C ^a   Maxwell, S ^a   Mack, M ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; OIL WELLS; PLANNING; SEISMOLOGY;

AMOUNT OF INFORMATION; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; FRACTURE SURFACE AREA; MICROSEISMIC EVENTS; MOMENT TENSOR INVERSION; TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

MICROSEISMIC MONITORING;

EID: 84861586466     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/152165-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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