Experimental verification of the fracture density and shear‐wave splitting relationship using synthetic silica cemented sandstones with a controlled fracture geometry

P Tillotson, J Sothcott, AI Best, M Chapman… - Geophysical …, 2012 - earthdoc.org
We present laboratory ultrasonic measurements of shear‐wave splitting from two synthetic
silica cemented sandstones. The manufacturing process, which enabled silica cementation …

Stress‐dependent permeability and wave dispersion in tight cracked rocks: Experimental validation of simple effective medium models

J Sarout, E Cazes, C Delle Piane… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We experimentally assess the impact of microstructure, pore fluid, and frequency on wave
velocity, wave dispersion, and permeability in thermally cracked Carrara marble under …

Measurements of seismic anisotropy in synthetic rocks with controlled crack geometry and different crack densities

P Ding, B Di, D Wang, J Wei, X Li - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2017 - Springer
Seismic anisotropy can help to extract azimuthal information for predicting crack alignment,
but the accurate evaluation of cracked reservoir requires knowledge of degree of crack …

Sensitivity of S-wave attenuation to the connectivity of fractures in fluid-saturated rocks

B Quintal, R Jänicke, JG Rubino, H Steeb, K Holliger - Geophysics, 2014 - library.seg.org
Biot's equations of poroelasticity were solved to study the effects of fracture connectivity on S-
wave attenuation caused by wave-induced fluid flow at the mesoscopic scale. The …

Frequency-dependent anisotropy in a partially saturated fractured rock

Z Jin, M Chapman… - Geophysical Journal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Seismic wave propagation through fractured rocks is greatly influenced by their fracture
system and fluid content. In this paper, we derive expressions for the anisotropic frequency …

[图书][B] Attenuation and dispersion of elastic waves in porous rocks: Mechanisms and models

B Gurevich, JM Carcione - 2022 - library.seg.org
Understanding the mechanisms of wave-induced fluid flow in the pore space combined with
attenuation and dispersion measurements may be used to estimate rock hydraulic …

Joint elastic‐electrical properties of artificial porous sandstone with aligned fractures

T Han - Geophysical Research Letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic and electromagnetic surveys are among the most important geophysical
applications to understand the subsurface Earth. Joint interpretation of the independent but …

Pore fluid viscosity effects on P‐and S‐wave anisotropy in synthetic silica‐cemented sandstone with aligned fractures

P Tillotson, M Chapman, J Sothcott, AI Best… - Geophysical …, 2014 - earthdoc.org
ABSTRACT Ultrasonic (500 kHz) P‐and S‐wave velocity and attenuation anisotropy were
measured in the laboratory on synthetic, octagonal‐shaped, silica‐cemented sandstone …

Experimental observation of water saturation effects on shear wave splitting in synthetic rock with fractures aligned at oblique angles

K Amalokwu, M Chapman, AI Best… - Geophysical Journal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Fractured rocks are known to exhibit seismic anisotropy and shear wave splitting (SWS).
SWS is commonly used for fractured rock characterization and has been shown to be …

Water saturation effects on P-wave anisotropy in synthetic sandstone with aligned fractures

K Amalokwu, M Chapman, AI Best… - Geophysical Journal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The seismic properties of rocks are known to be sensitive to partial liquid or gas saturation,
and to aligned fractures. P-wave anisotropy is widely used for fracture characterization and …