Seismic velocities of unconsolidated sands: Part 2 - Influence of sorting- and compaction-induced porosity variation

Geophysics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Zimmer, Michael A ^a,b   Prasad, Manika ^c   Mavko, Gary ^a   Nur, Amos ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENSCO INC   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction; Minerals; Porosity; Sand; Sediments; Seismic waves

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; POROSITY; SAND; SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC WAVES; SHEAR WAVES;

COMPACTION-INDUCED POROSITY; COMPRESSIONAL-WAVE VELOCITIES; GASSMANN FLUID SUBSTITUTION; SHEAR-WAVE VELOCITIES; SORTING-INDUCED POROSITY;

SEISMOLOGY;

COMPACTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MINERAL; POROSITY; S-WAVE; SAND; SEISMIC METHOD; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM;

EID: 33846037280     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2364849     Document Type: Article

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