Interpretation of resonance frequencies recorded during hydraulic fracturing treatments

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1295-1315

  Tary, J B ^a   Van Der Baan, M ^a   Eaton, D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis of source; And receiver effects associated with each experiment; Observation of stable resonances during two microseismic experiments; Path; Resonances might correspond to mesoscale deformation or nonlaminar fluid flow

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; BOREHOLE LOGGING; BROADBAND DATA; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA INTERPRETATION; EIGENVALUE; GEOPHONE; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MICROEARTHQUAKE; RESONANCE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 84899736031     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JB010904     Document Type: Article

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