AU2002302041A1 - Acoustic logging apparatus and method for anisotropic earth formations - Google Patents

Acoustic logging apparatus and method for anisotropic earth formations

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AU2002302041A1
AU2002302041A1 AU2002302041A AU2002302041A AU2002302041A1 AU 2002302041 A1 AU2002302041 A1 AU 2002302041A1 AU 2002302041 A AU2002302041 A AU 2002302041A AU 2002302041 A AU2002302041 A AU 2002302041A AU 2002302041 A1 AU2002302041 A1 AU 2002302041A1
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Joakim O. Blanch
Georgios L. Varsamis
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