My PhD Thesis, PDF 3MB - Stanford University
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eflection and transmission (R/T) coefficients method is further developed to<br />
systematically and simultaneously determine the phase velocities and eigen functions of<br />
normal modes in radially multi-layered media. These normal modes are known as the<br />
Stoneley wave and pseudo Rayleigh waves. Chen (1993) used the generalized R/T<br />
coefficients method to compute normal modes in horizontal layers.<br />
If we know the relationship between the Q-value of a normal mode and the Q-<br />
value of the formation, we may estimate the formation Q-value from that mode using this<br />
relation. Cheng et al. (1982) gave a formula describing the attenuation of tube waves for<br />
a simple open borehole. In this chapter, a more general formula to calculate the<br />
attenuation of each normal mode for a cased borehole and other complicated boreholes is<br />
derived from the new dispersion relation. Additionally, I use a numerical example<br />
demonstrating how to estimate the S wave attenuation from tube waves.<br />
6.2 NORMAL MODES IN RADIALLY LAYERED MEDIA<br />
The normal modes are the non-trivial solutions of the source-free elastodynamic<br />
equation under given boundary conditions. Starting from this point, we can derive an<br />
effective algorithm to determine the phase velocities and the corresponding eigen<br />
functions of the normal modes in radially layered media. Figure 2.1 shows such a<br />
radially multi-layered model. In the acoustic logging problem, these normal modes are<br />
known as tube waves or guided waves. In the source-free case, the elastodynamic<br />
equation can be written as<br />
??u (x , t ) ( 2 ) u( x , t ) u( x , t ) , (6.1)<br />
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