Shear-wave VSP's

Journal Article · Tue Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1989 · J. Pet. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/16866-PA· OSTI ID:6314726

Crampin, S; Booth, D C; Lynn, H B

Seismic shear waves contain much more information than P waves about the internal structure of the rock along the ray path, which can be interpreted in terms of the crack and stress geometries within the rock mass. Recent field data sets show that shear-wave vertical seismic profiles (VSP's), where a surface source is recorded on geophones downwell, are powerful new tools for detecting fracture orientation and reservoir description. They can provide detailed estimates of the internal crack and stress structure of the reservoir rock.

• Research Organization: British Geological Survey (GB); Lynn Inc. (US)
• OSTI ID: 6314726
• Journal Information: J. Pet. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Pet. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 41:3; ISSN JPTJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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