scholarly journals Minor Squirt in Unconsolidated Sands versus Strong Squirt in Compressed Glass Beads

Geofluids ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangquan Li ◽  
Yuchao Wang ◽  
Xiang Li
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Wave Attenuation ◽  
Pore Space ◽  
Glass Beads ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Local Pressure ◽  
Unconsolidated Sands ◽  
Solid Stress ◽  
Dynamic Permeability ◽  
Improved Model

Squirt driven by local pressure imbalance between contact of grains (or throat) and the main pore space is a mechanism of P-wave attenuation in consolidated rocks. In this paper, we investigate squirt in unconsolidated and consolidated porous media (represented by Toyoura sands and compressed glass beads, respectively). The former sample has very small bulk modulus and shear modulus, manifested by relatively free/mobile grains. As such, solid stress on the surface tends to be uniform and squirt should be minor. Biot’s theory improved with dynamic permeability successfully predicts the ultrasonic velocity and quality factor of P wave measured in the unconsolidated sands, confirming the aforementioned judgment. Dynamic permeability inverted at a high frequency is far lower than Darcy permeability. However, the improved model remains to be incapable of predicting velocity and attenuation measured in the latter sample; the reason is that the compressed beads allows a high pressure at compliant throat which drives strong squirt between throat and the main pore space.

High-frequency P-wave attenuation determination using multiple-window spectral analysis method

1989 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 1054-1069
Author(s):  
Tianfei Zhu ◽  
Kin-Yip Chun ◽  
Gordon F. West
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Analysis ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Wave Attenuation ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Window Method ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Spectral Analysis Method ◽  
Eastern Kazakhstan ◽  
Multiple Window

Abstract Yellowknife array (Northwest Territories, Canada) recordings of nuclear explosions detonated at French Tuamotu, South Pacific and Shagan River, Eastern Kazakhstan (USSR) test sites are used to derive t* values via the application of the spectral decay method. An important factor that limits the reliability of this widely used method is the degree of accuracy with which one is able to determine the signal spectral shape. For transient, pulse-like, short-period teleseismic phases, the conventional single-window spectral estimate methods may not be appropriate due to the trade-off betgween the leakage resistance and variance. A recently developed, multiple-window spectral analysis method is used in this study to effectively control spectral leakage, a capability that is especially important when analyzing seismic data characterized by a rapid high-frequency fall-off rate, such as the French Tuamotu explosion data. We compare the t* estimates obtained using a conventional single-window method with those obtained using the multiple-window method and show that the latter are more reliable. The t* (0.5 to 4.5 Hz) found by the multiple-window method for the Tuamotu-Yellowknife path is 0.66 sec. For the Eastern Kazakhstan-Yellowknife path, the multiple-window t* estimate is 0.42 sec in the 0.5 to 4.5 Hz range; a smaller value is obtained at higher frequencies (4.5 to 8 Hz).

Pore fluid effects on S-wave attenuation caused by wave-induced fluid flow

Geophysics ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. L13-L23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Quintal ◽  
Holger Steeb ◽  
Marcel Frehner ◽  
Stefan M. Schmalholz ◽  
Erik H. Saenger
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Wave Attenuation ◽  
Pore Space ◽  
Seismic Attenuation ◽  
P Wave ◽  
S Wave ◽  
Hydrocarbon Reservoir ◽  
Saturated Media ◽  
Water Saturated ◽  
Wave Induced

We studied seismic attenuation of P- and S-waves caused by the physical mechanism of wave-induced fluid flow at the mesoscopic scale. Stress relaxation experiments were numerically simulated by solving Biot’s equations for consolidation of 2D poroelastic media with finite-element modeling. The experiments yielded time-dependent stress-strain relations that were used to calculate the complex moduli from which frequency-dependent attenuation was determined. Our model consisted of periodically distributed circular or elliptical heterogeneities with much lower porosity and permeability than the background media, which contained 80% of the total pore space of the media. This model can represent a hydrocarbon reservoir, where the porous background is fully saturated with oil or gas and the low-porosity regions are always saturated with water. Three different saturation scenarios were considered: oil-saturated (80% oil, 20% water), gas-saturated (80% gas, 20% water), and fully water-saturated media. Varying the dry bulk and shear moduli in the background and in the heterogeneities, a consistent tendency was observed in the relative behavior of the S-wave attenuation among the different saturation scenarios. First, in the gas-saturated media the S-wave attenuation was very low and much lower than in the oil-saturated or in the fully water-saturated media. Second, at low frequencies the S-wave attenuation was significantly higher in the oil-saturated media than in the fully water-saturated media. The P-wave attenuation exhibited a more variable relative behavior among the different saturation degrees. Based on the mechanism of wave-induced fluid flow and on our numerical results, we suggest that S-wave attenuation could be used as an indicator of fluid content in a reservoir. Additionally, we observed that impermeable barriers in the background can cause a significant increase in S-wave attenuation. This suggests that S-wave attenuation could also be an indicator of permeability changes in a reservoir due to, for example, fracturing operations.

Characterization of elastic properties of near-surface and subsurface deepwater hydrate-bearing sediments

Geophysics ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. D169-D179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zijian Zhang ◽  
De-hua Han ◽  
Daniel R. McConnell
Keyword(s):  
Wave Velocity ◽  
Elastic Constants ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Effective Medium Theory ◽  
Pore Space ◽  
Seismic Interpretation ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Free Gas ◽  
Hydrate Bearing Sediments

Hydrate-bearing sands and shallow nodular hydrate are potential energy resources and geohazards, and they both need to be better understood and identified. Therefore, it is useful to develop methodologies for modeling and simulating elastic constants of these hydrate-bearing sediments. A gas-hydrate rock-physics model based on the effective medium theory was successfully applied to dry rock, water-saturated rock, and hydrate-bearing rock. The model was used to investigate the seismic interpretation capability of hydrate-bearing sediments in the Gulf of Mexico by computing elastic constants, also known as seismic attributes, in terms of seismic interpretation, including the normal incident reflectivity (NI), Poisson’s ratio (PR), P-wave velocity ([Formula: see text]), S-wave velocity ([Formula: see text]), and density. The study of the model was concerned with the formation of gas hydrate, and, therefore, hydrate-bearing sediments were divided into hydrate-bearing sands, hydrate-bearing sands with free gas in the pore space, and shallow nodular hydrate. Although relations of hydrate saturation versus [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] are different between structures I and II gas hydrates, highly concentrated hydrate-bearing sands may be interpreted on poststack seismic amplitude sections because of the high NI present. The computations of elastic constant implied that hydrate-bearing sands with free gas could be detected with the crossplot of NI and PR from prestack amplitude analysis, and density may be a good hydrate indicator for shallow nodular hydrate, if it can be accurately estimated by seismic methods.

P- and S-wave attenuation logs from monopole sonic data

Geophysics ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 755-765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinhua Sun ◽  
Xiaoming Tang ◽  
C. H. (Arthur) Cheng ◽  
L. Neil Frazer
Keyword(s):  
Wave Attenuation ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Reservoir Rock ◽  
Rock Properties ◽  
S Wave ◽  
Intrinsic Attenuation ◽  
Modified Method ◽  
Receiver Array ◽  
Attenuation Profiles

In this paper, a modification of an existing method for estimating relative P-wave attenuation is proposed. By generating synthetic waveforms without attenuation, the variation of geometrical spreading related to changes in formation properties with depth can be accounted for. With the modified method, reliable P- and S-wave attenuation logs can be extracted from monopole array acoustic waveform log data. Synthetic tests show that the P- and S-wave attenuation values estimated from synthetic waveforms agree well with their respective model values. In‐situ P- and S-wave attenuation profiles provide valuable information about reservoir rock properties. Field data processing results show that this method gives robust estimates of intrinsic attenuation. The attenuation profiles calculated independently from each waveform of an eight‐receiver array are consistent with one another. In fast formations where S-wave velocity exceeds the borehole fluid velocity, both P-wave attenuation ([Formula: see text]) and S-wave attenuation ([Formula: see text]) profiles can be obtained. P- and S-wave attenuation profiles and their comparisons are presented for three reservoirs. Their correlations with formation lithology, permeability, and fractures are also presented.

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