A modeling solution for predicting (a) dry rock bulk modulus, rigidity modulus and (b) seismic velocities and reflection coefficients in porous, fluid-filled rocks with applications to laboratory rock samples and well logs

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-73

  Benson, Alvin K ^a   Wu, Jie ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BGG equation; Bulk modulus; Shear modulus

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; RIGIDITY; ROCKS; SEISMIC WAVES; SHEAR STRESS; WELL LOGGING;

BIOT-GEERTSMA-GASSMANN (BGG) EQUATION; SHEAR WAVE EQUATIONS;

SEISMOLOGY;

BULK MODULUS; SATURATED MEDIUM; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SHEAR MODULUS; STIFFNESS;

EID: 0033080430     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9851(98)00049-4     Document Type: Article

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