2.5-D poro-viscoseismic wave modeling in a double porosity medium

X. Liu*, S. Greenhalgh, Y. H. Wang

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Abstract

For the double porosity Biot model, the local flow energy dissipation mechanism can be approximated by a single Zener visco-acoustic element. This replaces the convolution integrals of the governing equations with the memory equations for the memory variables. From the 3-D governing equations for poro-viscoseismic wave propagation, the 2.5-D governing equations are obtained by taking a Fourier transform in the medium-invariant (strike) y-direction and trasnforming to the wavenumber domain. For a heterogeneous, double porosity 2.5 D medium, we obtain numerical transient solutions for a point source by solving the poro-viscoseismic modelling using a time splitting method for the non-stiff parts and an explicit 4th-order Runge-Kutta method for the time integration and a Fourier pseudospectral staggered-grid for handling the spatial derivative terms. Since the 2.5-D scheme can be used to calculate the 3-D wavefields, it is clearly more realistic than 2-D (line source) modelling. By this method, the stress, particle velocity and pore pressure can be calculated simultaneously. Comparison with the analytical solution for a homogeneous model shows the correctness of this approach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSociety of Petroleum Engineers - 72nd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2010 - Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2010
PublisherSociety of Petroleum Engineers
Pages1947-1951
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781617386671
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

Name72nd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2010: A New Spring for Geoscience. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2010
Volume3

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Geology
  • Geophysics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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