Mapping subsurface fractures using their elastic nonlinear response

The seismic industry needs a new method to detect open natural fractures in subsurface rocks since fractures control the efficiency of producing hydrocarbons from more than half the world's reservoirs.
Oct. 1, 2004

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The seismic industry needs a new method to detect open natural fractures in subsurface rocks since fractures control the efficiency of producing hydrocarbons from more than half the world's reservoirs.

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