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Method of acquiring and interpreting seismic data to obtain lithological parameters

US4967401A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 1989
Grant dateOct 30, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V1/282
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for locating hydrocarbon reservoirs or other geological anomalies by determining lithological parameters including Poisson's ratio, density and seismic wave velocity. Such parameters are determined by quantitatively relating reflection wave amplitude to corrected source-detector offset data.

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