Comparison of seismic anisotropy of sedimentary strata at low- and high-frequency limits

Author:

Yan Fuyong1ORCID,Han De-Hua1ORCID,Han Tongcheng2ORCID,Chen Xue-Lian2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. University of Houston, Rock Physics Laboratory, Houston, Texas, USA.(corresponding author); .

2. China University of Petroleum, School of Geosciences, Qingdao, China..

Abstract

The layer-induced seismic anisotropy of sedimentary strata is frequency-dependent. At the low-frequency limit, the effective anisotropic properties of the layered media can be estimated by the Backus averaging model. At the high-frequency limit, the apparent anisotropic properties of the layered media can be estimated by ray theory. First, we build a database of laboratory ultrasonic measurement on sedimentary rocks from the literature. The database includes ultrasonic velocity measurements on sandstones and carbonate rocks, and velocity-anisotropy measurements on shales. Then, we simulate the sedimentary strata by randomly selecting a certain number of rock samples and using their laboratory measurement results to parameterize each layer. For each realization of the sedimentary strata, we estimate the effective and apparent seismic anisotropy parameters using the Backus average and ray theory, respectively. We find that, relative to Backus averaging, ray theory usually underestimates the Thomsen parameters [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], and overestimates [Formula: see text]. For an effective layered medium consisting of isotropic sedimentary rocks, the differences are significant. These differences decrease when shales with intrinsic seismic anisotropy are included. For the same sedimentary strata, the seismic wave should perceive stronger seismic anisotropy than the ultrasonic wave.

Publisher

Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Subject

Geochemistry and Petrology,Geophysics

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