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Natural fracture characterization using P-wave reflection seismic data, VSP, borehole imaging logs, and the in-situ stress field determination

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OSTI ID:170095

Seismic data in which anisotropy is observed have been used to detect and characterize the natural fractures, in the Bluebell-Altamont, Utah, field. The authors show an (azimuth-dependent) amplitude variation with offset (AVO) anomaly in the P-wave reflection seismic, attributable to the gas-filled vertical oriented fractures, and substantiated by the 9-component VSP.

OSTI ID:
170095
Report Number(s):
CONF-950331--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English