Influence of Pore Pressure, Composition and Microstructure on the Acoustic Properties of Shales

Proceedings of the SPE/ISRM Rock Mechanics in Petroleum Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 353-361

  Dewhurst, David N ^a   Siggins, Anthony F ^a   Raven, Mark D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; ANISOTROPY; ATTENUATION; BOREHOLES; CATCHMENTS; CLAY; FRACTURE; LITHOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; SWELLING; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY; WATER;

SEDIMENTARY COMPACTION; SWELLING CLAYS;

SHALE;

EID: 1642541023     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/78197-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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