An integrated study of seismic anisotropy and the natural fracture system at the Conoco Borehole Test Facility, Kay County, Oklahoma

Conference · Tue Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States)

OSTI ID:5507029

Queen, J H; Rizer, W D ^[1]

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1. Conoco Inc., Ponca City, OK (USA)

A significant body of published work has developed establishing fracture-related seismic anisotropy as an observable effect. To further the understanding of seismic birefringence techniques in characterizing natural fracture systems at depth, an integrated program of seismic and geologic measurements has been conducted at Conoco's Borehole Test Facility in Kay County, Oklahoma. Birefringence parameters inferred from the seismic data are consistent with a vertical fracture model of density 0.04 striking east-northeast. That direction is subparallel to a fracture set mapped both on the surface and from subsurface data, to the in situ maximum horizontal stress, and to the inferred microfabric.

• OSTI ID: 5507029
• Report Number(s): CONF-880531-; CODEN: JGREA
• Journal Information: Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States), Vol. 95:B7; Conference: 3. international workshop on seismic anisotropy, Berkeley, CA (United States), 31 May - 4 Jun 1988; ISSN 0148-0227
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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