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My PhD Thesis, PDF 3MB - Stanford University

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The generalized reflection and transmission coefficients method is applied to<br />

numerically investigate seismic wave attenuation in the simple open borehole and<br />

complicated boreholes with invaded zones. In order to measure the intrinsic attenuation<br />

we need to remove the geometrical spreading effect which is complex and highly<br />

frequency-dependent. If we use the frequency shift method to estimate intrinsic<br />

attenuation for a simple open borehole, we can introduce a frequency-dependent<br />

geometrical spreading factor, exp(-gfz), to do the correction (but only for open hole).<br />

It is difficult to determine the details of the frequency-dependent geometrical<br />

spreading for the complicated boreholes. I introduce an apparent geometrical spreading<br />

factor expressed by 1 / z p<br />

, which may approximately include the effect of the frequency-<br />

dependent term exp(-gfz) if we select a proper power p. Simulation tests show that the<br />

power p=1 for a simple borehole, p1 for a flushed<br />

zone model. How large the power p deviates from 1 depends on the structure of the<br />

invaded zones, such as the velocity contrast and the invaded depth. For the specific<br />

borehole models investigated in this chapter, p=0.5 for the invaded zone model and<br />

p=1.21 for the flushed zone model.<br />

Chapter 6<br />

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