Permeability values consistently demonstrate that measurements at field scale (hundreds of meters to kilometers) show an increase of several orders of magnitude compared to values obtained at laboratory scales. This behavior suggests that in reservoirs fluids flow primarily in fractures rather than in pores. Fluid-filled fractures are capable to carry two types of dispersive slow waves: Biot wave and Stoneley guided wave, which is not described by Biot's theory. Results of numerical modeling suggest that Stoneley guided wave has overwhelmingly large amplitude compared to all other waves excited by a source in a fracture. It is likely that Stoneley guided wave is a key phenomenon which might explain observed frequency-dependence and nonlinear behavior of fluid reservoirs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPoromechanics IV - 4th Biot Conference on Poromechanics
EditorsHoe I. Ling, Andrew Smyth, Raimondo Betti
PublisherDEStech Publications Inc
Pages706-711
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781605950068
StatePublished - 2009
Event4th Biot Conference on Poromechanics - New York, United States
Duration: 8 Jun 200910 Jun 2009

Publication series

NamePoromechanics IV - 4th Biot Conference on Poromechanics

Conference

Conference4th Biot Conference on Poromechanics
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York
Period8/06/0910/06/09

    Scopus subject areas

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials

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