Effects of water saturation on P-wave anisotropy in the Mancos Shale at seismic frequencies

We studied the influence of distilled water saturation on the P-wave anisotropy of the Mancos Shale in the range of the seismic frequencies from 0.1 Hz to 100 Hz. The measurements were conducted on two specimens cored in vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the formation bedding. The s...

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Main Authors: Mikhaltsevitch, Vassili, Lebedev, M., Gurevich, B.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58867
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author Mikhaltsevitch, Vassili
Lebedev, M.
Gurevich, B.
author_facet Mikhaltsevitch, Vassili
Lebedev, M.
Gurevich, B.
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description We studied the influence of distilled water saturation on the P-wave anisotropy of the Mancos Shale in the range of the seismic frequencies from 0.1 Hz to 100 Hz. The measurements were conducted on two specimens cored in vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the formation bedding. The specimens were saturated with water at six relative humidities varying from 9% to 97.5%. The measurements show an increase in the components of the elastic stiffness tensor determining P-wave anisotropy with increasing saturation, which is especially noticeable for the saturations corresponding to relative humidities of 71% and 97.5%. Our experiments demonstrate a significant dispersion of the P-wave anisotropy when the shale is saturated at relative humidities of 71% and 97.5%.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-588672017-11-28T06:37:25Z Effects of water saturation on P-wave anisotropy in the Mancos Shale at seismic frequencies Mikhaltsevitch, Vassili Lebedev, M. Gurevich, B. We studied the influence of distilled water saturation on the P-wave anisotropy of the Mancos Shale in the range of the seismic frequencies from 0.1 Hz to 100 Hz. The measurements were conducted on two specimens cored in vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the formation bedding. The specimens were saturated with water at six relative humidities varying from 9% to 97.5%. The measurements show an increase in the components of the elastic stiffness tensor determining P-wave anisotropy with increasing saturation, which is especially noticeable for the saturations corresponding to relative humidities of 71% and 97.5%. Our experiments demonstrate a significant dispersion of the P-wave anisotropy when the shale is saturated at relative humidities of 71% and 97.5%. 2017 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58867 restricted
spellingShingle Mikhaltsevitch, Vassili
Lebedev, M.
Gurevich, B.
Effects of water saturation on P-wave anisotropy in the Mancos Shale at seismic frequencies
title Effects of water saturation on P-wave anisotropy in the Mancos Shale at seismic frequencies
title_full Effects of water saturation on P-wave anisotropy in the Mancos Shale at seismic frequencies
title_fullStr Effects of water saturation on P-wave anisotropy in the Mancos Shale at seismic frequencies
title_full_unstemmed Effects of water saturation on P-wave anisotropy in the Mancos Shale at seismic frequencies
title_short Effects of water saturation on P-wave anisotropy in the Mancos Shale at seismic frequencies
title_sort effects of water saturation on p-wave anisotropy in the mancos shale at seismic frequencies
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58867