Ultrasonic attenuation in Glenn Pool rocks, northeastern Oklahoma

Geophysics ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 465-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew P. Shatilo ◽  
Carl Sondergeld ◽  
Chandra S. Rai
Keyword(s):  
Phase Velocity ◽  
Reservoir Characterization ◽  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Wave Attenuation ◽  
Ultrasonic Attenuation ◽  
Clay Content ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Phase Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Q Model ◽  
Water Saturated

Ultrasonic P-wave attenuation and phase velocity dispersion have been estimated for 29 samples of sandstones and 13 samples of shales from a Glenn Pool oil reservoir using a pulse transmission technique. The measurements were performed under effective pressures from atmospheric to 15 MPa. There is a strong correlation between attenuation coefficient and phase velocity dispersion. Even though the observed attenuation may deviate from a “constant Q” model, it generally agrees with a minimum‐phase prediction. Attenuation in the water‐saturated sandstones increases with porosity and permeability. We found no correlation between the attenuation and clay content within the sandstone subset. Attenuation in the shales is much less than that in the sandstones. This difference may be used in reservoir characterization.

Experimental Study on Flaw Response in Inhomogeneous Media

2011 ◽  
Vol 130-134 ◽  
pp. 2881-2885
Author(s):  
Gang Feng Zheng ◽  
Bin Wu ◽  
Cun Fu He
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Phase Velocity ◽  
Gaussian Beam ◽  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Solid Medium ◽  
Ultrasonic Attenuation ◽  
Ultrasonic Beam ◽  
Phase Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Mean Diameter ◽  
Grain Scattering

The objective of this paper is to predict the flaw response in an inhomogeneous solid medium. Multi-Gaussian Beam (MGB) model is used to represent the incident ultrasonic beam. The effect of ultrasonic attenuation and phase velocity dispersion due to grain scattering is included in the predictions. The effect of variation of mean diameter of the grains on the received voltage for different domain of interest is studied through the experimental results.

Numerical Calculation on Flaw Response in Inhomogeneous Media

2011 ◽  
Vol 328-330 ◽  
pp. 1188-1193
Author(s):  
Gang Feng Zheng ◽  
Bin Wu ◽  
Cun Fu He
Keyword(s):  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Solid Medium ◽  
Ultrasonic Attenuation ◽  
Geological Mapping ◽  
Medical Studies ◽  
Ultrasonic Beam ◽  
Ultrasonic Methods ◽  
Phase Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Ultrasonic Nde

Ultrasonic methods are used in a wide variety of applications including medical studies, geological mapping, and nondestructive evaluation (NDE) tests. In the field of ultrasonic NDE, it is necessary to treat inverse problems of various types. The objective of this paper is to predict the flaw response in an inhomogeneous solid medium. A mathematical modelling of the testing situation is very valuable for a number of reasons. The modelling helps in developing physical intuition and in the interpretation of tests. Multi-Gaussian Beam (MGB) model is used to represent the incident ultrasonic beam. The effect of ultrasonic attenuation and phase velocity dispersion due to grain scattering is included in the predictions. The variation of received voltage is analyzed against the distance of the flaw from the transducer for different dimensions of a square cylinder void. The effect of variation of mean diameter of the grains on the received voltage for different domain of interest is also studied.

Finite-Difference Modeling and Characteristics Analysis of Love Waves in Anisotropic-Viscoelastic Media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shichuan Yuan ◽  
Zhenguo Zhang ◽  
Hengxin Ren ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Xianhai Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Difference ◽  
Phase Velocity ◽  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Love Waves ◽  
Velocity Anisotropy ◽  
Viscoelastic Media ◽  
Phase Velocities ◽  
Phase Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Anisotropic Elastic ◽  
Attenuation Anisotropy

ABSTRACT In this study, the characteristics of Love waves in viscoelastic vertical transversely isotropic layered media are investigated by finite-difference numerical modeling. The accuracy of the modeling scheme is tested against the theoretical seismograms of isotropic-elastic and isotropic-viscoelastic media. The correctness of the modeling results is verified by the theoretical phase-velocity dispersion curves of Love waves in isotropic or anisotropic elastic or viscoelastic media. In two-layer half-space models, the effects of velocity anisotropy, viscoelasticity, and attenuation anisotropy of media on Love waves are studied in detail by comparing the modeling results obtained for anisotropic-elastic, isotropic-viscoelastic, and anisotropic-viscoelastic media with those obtained for isotropic-elastic media. Then, Love waves in three typical four-layer half-space models are simulated to further analyze the characteristics of Love waves in anisotropic-viscoelastic layered media. The results show that Love waves propagating in anisotropic-viscoelastic media are affected by both the anisotropy and viscoelasticity of media. The velocity anisotropy of media causes substantial changes in the values and distribution range of phase velocities of Love waves. The viscoelasticity of media leads to the amplitude attenuation and phase velocity dispersion of Love waves, and these effects increase with decreasing quality factors. The attenuation anisotropy of media indicates that the viscoelasticity degree of media is direction dependent. Comparisons of phase velocity ratios suggest that the change degree of Love-wave phase velocities due to viscoelasticity is much less than that caused by velocity anisotropy.

Simulation of thermoelastic waves based on the Lord-Shulman theory

Geophysics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. T155-T164
Author(s):  
Wanting Hou ◽  
Li-Yun Fu ◽  
José M. Carcione ◽  
Zhiwei Wang ◽  
Jia Wei
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Expansion Coefficient ◽  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Wave Attenuation ◽  
Splitting Method ◽  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Staggered Grid ◽  
Thermal Mode ◽  
P Waves

Thermoelasticity is important in seismic propagation due to the effects related to wave attenuation and velocity dispersion. We have applied a novel finite-difference (FD) solver of the Lord-Shulman thermoelasticity equations to compute synthetic seismograms that include the effects of the thermal properties (expansion coefficient, thermal conductivity, and specific heat) compared with the classic forward-modeling codes. We use a time splitting method because the presence of a slow quasistatic mode (the thermal mode) makes the differential equations stiff and unstable for explicit time-stepping methods. The spatial derivatives are computed with a rotated staggered-grid FD method, and an unsplit convolutional perfectly matched layer is used to absorb the waves at the boundaries, with an optimal performance at the grazing incidence. The stability condition of the modeling algorithm is examined. The numerical experiments illustrate the effects of the thermoelasticity properties on the attenuation of the fast P-wave (or E-wave) and the slow thermal P-wave (or T-wave). These propagation modes have characteristics similar to the fast and slow P-waves of poroelasticity, respectively. The thermal expansion coefficient has a significant effect on the velocity dispersion and attenuation of the elastic waves, and the thermal conductivity affects the relaxation time of the thermal diffusion process, with the T mode becoming wave-like at high thermal conductivities and high frequencies.

scholarly journals The Lamb waves phase velocity dispersion evaluation using an hybrid measurement technique

2018 ◽  
Vol 184 ◽  
pp. 1156-1164 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Draudviliene ◽  
H. Ait Aider ◽  
O. Tumsys ◽  
L. Mazeika
Keyword(s):  
Phase Velocity ◽  
Measurement Technique ◽  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Lamb Waves ◽  
Phase Velocity Dispersion

Multifrequency full-waveform sonic logging in the screened interval of a large-diameter production well

Geophysics ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. B243-B257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majed Almalki ◽  
Brett Harris ◽  
J. Christian Dupuis
Keyword(s):  
Phase Velocity ◽  
Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Production Well ◽  
Frequency Wave ◽  
Full Waveform ◽  
Phase Velocity Dispersion ◽  
Production Wells ◽  
Sonic Logging

A set of field experiments using multiple transmitter center frequencies was completed to test the application potential of low-frequency full-waveform sonic logging in large-diameter production wells. Wireline logs were acquired in a simple open drillhole and a high-yield large diameter production well completed with wire-wound sand screens at an aquifer storage and recovery site in Perth, Western Australia. Phase-shift transform methods were applied to obtain phase-velocity dispersion images for frequencies of up to 4 kHz. A 3D representation of phase-velocity dispersion was developed to assist in the analysis of possible connections between low-frequency wave propagation modes and the distribution of hydraulic properties. For sandstone intervals in the test well, the highest hydraulic conductivity intervals were typically correlated with the lowest phase velocities. The main characteristics of dispersion images obtained from the sand-screened well were highly comparable with those obtained at the same depth level in a nearby simple drillhole open to the formation. The sand-screened well and the open-hole displayed an expected and substantial difference between dispersion in sand- and clay-dominated intervals. It appears that for clay-dominated formations, the rate of change of phase velocity can be associated to clay content. We demonstrated that with appropriate acquisition and processing, multifrequency full-waveform sonic logging applied in existing large-diameter sand-screened wells can produce valuable results. There are few wireline logging technologies that can be applied in this setting. The techniques that we used would be highly suitable for time-lapse applications in high-volume production wells or for reassessing formation properties behind existing historical production wells.

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