Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Multi-Component Acoustic Characterization of Porous Media

  • Book
  • © 2013

Overview

Authors:
  1. Karel N. van Dalen

    1. , Applied Geophysics and Petrophysics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Outstanding doctoral thesis nominated for the Springer Theses Prize by Delft University, The Netherlands
  • Brings together mathematics, physics and geology
  • Gives an excellent discussion of our basic understanding of different wave modes, using a full-waveform and multi-component approach
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 16.99 USD 84.99
Discount applied Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Introduction

    • Karel N. van Dalen
    Pages 1-8

  3. Governing Equations for Wave Propagation in a Fluid-Saturated Porous Medium

    • Karel N. van Dalen
    Pages 9-28

  4. Green’s Tensors for Wave Propagation in a Fluid-Saturated Porous Medium

    • Karel N. van Dalen
    Pages 29-52

  5. On Wavemodes at the Interface of a Fluid and a Fluid-Saturated Poroelastic Solid

    • Karel N. van Dalen
    Pages 53-78

  6. Pseudo Interface Waves Observed at the Fluid/Porous-Medium Interface: A Comparison of Two Methods

    • Karel N. van Dalen
    Pages 79-102

  7. Impedance and Ellipticity of Fluid/Elastic-Solid Interface Waves: Medium Characterization and Simultaneous Displacement–Pressure Measurements

    • Karel N. van Dalen
    Pages 103-127

  8. Impedance and Ellipticity of Fluid/Porous-Medium Interface Waves: Medium Characterization and Simultaneous Displacement–Pressure Measurements

    • Karel N. van Dalen
    Pages 129-146

  9. In-Situ Permeability from Integrated Poroelastic Reflection Coefficients

    • Karel N. van Dalen
    Pages 147-155

  10. Conclusions

    • Karel N. van Dalen
    Pages 157-159

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 161-170
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

The feasibility to extract porous medium parameters from acoustic recordings is investigated. The thesis gives an excellent discussion of our basic understanding of different wave modes, using a full-waveform and multi-component approach. Focus lies on the dependency on porosity and permeability where especially the latter is difficult to estimate. In this thesis, this sensitivity is shown for interface-wave and reflected-wave modes. For each of the pseudo-Rayleigh and pseudo-Stoneley interface waves unique estimates for permeability and porosity can be obtained when impedance and attenuation are combined.
The pseudo-Stoneley wave is most sensitive to permeability: both the impedance and the attenuation are controlled by the fluid flow. Also from reflected-wave modes unique estimates for permeability and porosity can be obtained when the reflection coefficients of different reflected modes are combined. In this case the sensitivity to permeability is caused by subsurface heterogeneities generating mesoscopic fluid flow at seismic frequencies. The results of this thesis suggest that estimation of in-situ permeability is feasible, provided detection is carried out with multi-component measurements. The results of this thesis argely affect geotechnical and reservoir engineering practices.

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Applied Geophysics and Petrophysics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands

    Karel N. van Dalen

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation