Compaction of quartz-kaolinite powders with aggregated initial microstructure - Elastic properties and anisotropy

The effects of compaction on elastic properties of shales and their anisotropy are important for seismic imaging, seismic to well tie and borehole stability issues. Compaction affects microstructure and as a consequence all the physical properties of shales including their elastic moduli, electrical...

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Main Authors: Beloborodov, R., Pervukhina, Marina, Esteban, L., Lebedev, Maxim
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/61027
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author Beloborodov, R.
Pervukhina, Marina
Esteban, L.
Lebedev, Maxim
author_facet Beloborodov, R.
Pervukhina, Marina
Esteban, L.
Lebedev, Maxim
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building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description The effects of compaction on elastic properties of shales and their anisotropy are important for seismic imaging, seismic to well tie and borehole stability issues. Compaction affects microstructure and as a consequence all the physical properties of shales including their elastic moduli, electrical conductivity and permeability. The results of this experimental study of compacted artificial shales allow to conclude that elastic anisotropy grows with increase of quartz amount and during porosity reduction. At a given porosity, the increase of the quartz fraction results in higher ultrasonic velocities. The anisotropy of P-waves does not depend on quartz grains orientation. There is a necessity to further investigate the relationships between the microstructural properties and the physical properties of these artificial shales.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-610272018-06-29T01:04:59Z Compaction of quartz-kaolinite powders with aggregated initial microstructure - Elastic properties and anisotropy Beloborodov, R. Pervukhina, Marina Esteban, L. Lebedev, Maxim The effects of compaction on elastic properties of shales and their anisotropy are important for seismic imaging, seismic to well tie and borehole stability issues. Compaction affects microstructure and as a consequence all the physical properties of shales including their elastic moduli, electrical conductivity and permeability. The results of this experimental study of compacted artificial shales allow to conclude that elastic anisotropy grows with increase of quartz amount and during porosity reduction. At a given porosity, the increase of the quartz fraction results in higher ultrasonic velocities. The anisotropy of P-waves does not depend on quartz grains orientation. There is a necessity to further investigate the relationships between the microstructural properties and the physical properties of these artificial shales. 2015 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/61027 10.3997/2214-4609.201413269 restricted
spellingShingle Beloborodov, R.
Pervukhina, Marina
Esteban, L.
Lebedev, Maxim
Compaction of quartz-kaolinite powders with aggregated initial microstructure - Elastic properties and anisotropy
title Compaction of quartz-kaolinite powders with aggregated initial microstructure - Elastic properties and anisotropy
title_full Compaction of quartz-kaolinite powders with aggregated initial microstructure - Elastic properties and anisotropy
title_fullStr Compaction of quartz-kaolinite powders with aggregated initial microstructure - Elastic properties and anisotropy
title_full_unstemmed Compaction of quartz-kaolinite powders with aggregated initial microstructure - Elastic properties and anisotropy
title_short Compaction of quartz-kaolinite powders with aggregated initial microstructure - Elastic properties and anisotropy
title_sort compaction of quartz-kaolinite powders with aggregated initial microstructure - elastic properties and anisotropy
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/61027