AVO analysis of low velocity, shallow sands (<50 m)

1997 SEG Annual Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 158-162

  Bradford, John H ^a   Sawyer, Dale S ^a   Zelt, Colin A ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA LEVEL;

GAS SATURATIONS; INCISED VALLEY; LOW VELOCITIES; PORE SPACE; SHALLOW SEISMIC;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

EID: 84959336166     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1885724     Document Type: Conference Paper

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