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Constraining Fracture Geometry from Shear-wave Splitting Measurements of Passive Seismic Data
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 71st EAGE Conference and Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2009, Jun 2009, cp-127-00111
- ISBN: 978-90-73781-67-2
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