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Abstract: Applications of Previous HitShearNext Hit-Previous HitWaveNext Hit Technology in Southern Michigan

Keith R. Johnson

Recent advances in our understanding of seismic Previous HitshearNext Hit-Previous HitwaveNext Hit acquisition, processing, and interpretation techniques (Alford, 1986; Li and Crampin, 1989; Mueller, 1991) have enabled us to use surface Previous HitshearNext Hit-Previous HitwaveNext Hit surveys for the direct detection of fractures in the subsurface. Propagation of Previous HitshearNext Hit-Previous HitwaveNext Hit energy is affected by the presence of fractures. Analysis of Previous HitshearNext Hit-Previous HitwaveNext Hit polarizations (azimuthal anisotropy) and Previous HitshearNext Hit-Previous HitwaveNext Hit Previous HitsplittingNext Hit (birefringence) allow us to determine fracture presence, orientation, and density from surface studies. The applications of this technology are useful in both resource exploration and environmental investigations.

A short tutorial on Previous HitshearNext Hit-Previous HitwaveNext Hit propagation theory is presented along with a review of acquisition, processing, and interpretation techniques necessary for the proper application of this technology. Studies from the southern Michigan basin are presented to show that fractured Paleozoic strata do exhibit Previous HitanisotropicTop behavior in the presence of faults and fractures.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90984©1994 AAPG Annual Convention, East Lansing, Michigan, September 18-20, 1994