S-wave anisotropy from two dipole sonic data processing methods, confronted with fracture permeability, logs and cores | Science and Technology for Energy Transition (STET)

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Issue		Sci. Tech. Energ. Transition Volume 77, 2022


Article Number		13
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DOI		https://doi.org/10.2516/stet/2022006
Published online		05 July 2022

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