Seismic P-wave attenuation in fractured rocks

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serval:BIB_98987FECCE9B
Type
Inproceedings: an article in a conference proceedings.
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Publications
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Title
Seismic P-wave attenuation in fractured rocks
Title of the conference
EAGE workshop on seismic attenuation, Singapore
Author(s)
Rubino G., Mueller T., Guarracino L., Holliger K.
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2013
Language
english
Notes
Rubino2013b
Abstract
In this work, we have used numerical oscillatory compressibility simulations
based on the quasi-static poroelastic equations to study the role
played by fracture connectivity on the characteristics of seismic
attenuation due to wave-induced fluid flow (WIFF). We verified that,
in absence of fracture connectivity, mesoscale fractures oriented
perpendicularly to the direction of seismic wave propagation generate
important levels of attenuation, which are produced by WIFF between
fractures and the embedding porous matrix. In addition, as soon as
they are intersected by other fractures, the seismic signatures change
rather dramatically. In particular, a decrease in the attenuation
peak related to the unconnected scenario together with the appearance
of an additional attenuation peak can be observed. The spatial distributions
of the local energy dissipation allowed us to confirm that the additional
manifestation of WIFF arising in presence of fracture connectivity
is produced by fluid flow within fractures. We also corroborated
that in presence of connectivity seismic attenuation is sensitive
to key hydraulic parameters, namely permeabilities, lengths, aperture
and intersection angle of the fractures, as well as to the connectivity
degree of the fracture network. Correspondingly, a better understanding
of this topic may allow to extract these key properties from seismic
data.
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