Abstract
To relate P-wave attenuation to permeability, a three-dimensional (3-D) theoretical model of a cylindrical pore filled with viscous fluid and embedded in an infinite isotropic elastic medium is examined. In the case when a plane P-wave propagates perpendicular to the pore orientation, attenuation is always higher than when a wave propagates parallel to this orientation. The ratio of these two attenuation values increases with an increasing pore radius and decreasing frequency and saturation. It is found that the attenuation of a low-frequency wave decreases with increasing permeability. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 20-29 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Geophysics |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geochemistry and Petrology