Reservoir characterization using surface microseismic monitoring

Geophysics

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Duncan, Peter M ^a   Eisner, Leo ^a  

^a MicroSeismic Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; SEISMOLOGY;

GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT; NEAR-SURFACE ARRAYS; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESERVOIR PROCESS; SOURCE MECHANISMS;

MICROSEISMIC MONITORING;

DATA INVERSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOPHYSICAL ARRAY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MONITORING; OIL FIELD; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; SOURCE PARAMETERS; EARTHQUAKE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC SOURCE;

EID: 84867165672     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3467760     Document Type: Article

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