P-wave and S-wave azimuthal anisotropy at a naturally fractured gas reservoir, Bluebell-Altamont Field, Utah

GEOPHYSICS

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1312-1328

  Lynn, Heloise B ^a   Beckham, Wallace E ^a   Simon, K Michele ^b   Bates, C Richard ^c   Layman, M ^d   Jones, Michael ^e  

^a Lynn Inc   (United States)

^b Amerada Hess   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d Winn Exploration Co Inc ^*  (United States)

^e SCHLUMBERGER   (Canada)

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EID: 84983519923     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444636     Document Type: Article

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