Method and apparatus for detecting and measuring elastic anisotropy

Patent · Tue Apr 03 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6843552

Sondergeld, C H; Rai, C S; Alford, R M

This patent describes a method for detecting and measuring elastic anisotropy in samples of the earth's formation. It comprises: recording a dyad of time series signals representative of the sample's response to imparted shear waves and processing the dyad of time series signals as a group to detect and measure elastic anisotropy in the sample.

• Assignee: Amoco Corp., Chicago, IL
• Patent Number(s): US 4912979; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-310485A
• OSTI ID: 6843552
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 14 Feb 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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