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In-Situ Permeability from Integrated Poroelastic Reflection Coefficients

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A reliable estimate of the in-situ permeability of a porous layer in the subsurface is extremely difficult to obtain. We have observed that at the field seismic frequency band the poroelastic behavior for different seismic wavemodes can differ in such a way that their combination gives unique estimates of in-situ permeability and porosity simultaneously. This is utilized in the integration of angle- and frequency-dependent poroelastic reflection coefficients in a cost function. Realistic numerical simulations show that the estimated values of permeability and porosity are robust against uncertainties in the employed poroelastic mechanism and in the data. Potential applications of this approach exist in hydrocarbon exploration, hydrogeology, and geotechnical engineering.

This chapter has been published as a journal paper in Geophysical Research Letters 37, L12303 (van Dalen et al. 2010) and is reproduced with permission. Note that minor changes have been introduced to make the text consistent with the other chapters of this thesis.

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van Dalen, K.N. (2013). In-Situ Permeability from Integrated Poroelastic Reflection Coefficients. In: Multi-Component Acoustic Characterization of Porous Media. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34845-7_8

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