An experimental study of solid-filled Bentheim sandstone at seismic frequencies

Lebedev, M. and Mikhaltsevitch, V. and Gurevich, B. and Sun, Y. and Glubokovskikh, S. 2019. An experimental study of solid-filled Bentheim sandstone at seismic frequencies, pp. 3643-3647.

Source Title

2018 SEG International Exposition and Annual Meeting, SEG 2018

DOI

10.1190/segam2018-2998172.1

School

WASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73976

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

© 2018 SEG. The understanding of the dependence of elastic properties of sedimentary rocks on the type of pore filling is of a significant importance for exploration and development of hydrocarbon deposits. In recent years, in connection with increasing attention to the exploration of heavy oil, the study of the effects of solid filling on acoustic properties of porous rocks becomes of high priority. We present the results of the seismic frequency measurements of the elastic properties of Bentheim sandstone with pores filled in sequence with solid (23°C) and liquid (40°C) octadecane. We demonstrate that the results obtained for solid filling are in good agreement with the predictions of the Ciz-Shapiro theory.