Effects of acquisition geometry, large-scale structure, and regional anisotropy on AVOA: An example from the Wind River basin

1997 SEG Annual Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 1997-2000

  Grimm, Robert E ^a   Lynn, Heloise B ^b  

^a Blackhawk Geometrics Inc   (United States)

^b Lynn Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POISSON RATIO; SHALE;

ACQUISITION GEOMETRY; CRACK DENSITY; FILLED FRACTURE; FRACTURED GAS RESERVOIRS; LARGE SCALE STRUCTURES; PARAXIAL RAY TRACING; REFLECTION AMPLITUDE; STRUCTURAL SCATTERING;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84956500203     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1885839     Document Type: Conference Paper

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