Constraining Fracture Geometry from Shear-wave Splitting Measurements of Passive Seismic Data

Authors :: James P. Verdon
J-M Kendall
Source :: 71st EAGE Conference and Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2009.
Publication Year :: 2009
Publisher :: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, 2009.
Abstract: Seismic anisotropy can be caused by the presence of aligned fractures. The imaging of fracture sets using anisotropy is a valuable tool for guiding drilling strategies. Shear wave splitting (SWS) is probably the most unambiguous indicator of anisotropy. C

Subjects :: Seismic anisotropy
Passive seismic
Engineering geology
Fracture (geology)
Shear wave splitting
Gemology
Economic geology
Petrology
Anisotropy
Computer Science::Databases
Seismology
Geology
Physics::Geophysics

Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: 71st EAGE Conference and Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2009
Accession number :: edsair.doi...........39aebc80166dcf2caafab4b8a866588a
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201400118

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