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My PhD Thesis, PDF 3MB - Stanford University

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6.4.2 Attenuation of the Pseudo-Rayleigh Wave (MODE M2)<br />

The dependence of Q-value of mode M2 on the Q-value of the S wave in the<br />

formation is shown in Figure 6.4 by the partition coefficient ( v 2 / )( / v 2 ) [see<br />

equation (6.14)]. It can be seen that this coefficient is sensitive to Qs at the cutoff<br />

frequency. This provides an opportunity to calculate Qs from Q2 using equation (6.14).<br />

Similarly, we can calculate the partition coefficients for the formation P wave and the<br />

fluid P wave. The partition coefficient for the formation P wave is negligible at all<br />

frequencies, which means that Q2 is almost independent of Qp. Therefore, it is<br />

impossible to estimate Qp from Q2. This independence of Qp, however, makes the<br />

estimation of Qs from equation (6.14) more accurate, due to ( v 2 / )( / v 2 ) 0 . The<br />

next test shows how to estimate Qs from Q2 near the cutoff frequency for the simple<br />

borehole.<br />

P a r t it io n C o e f f ic ie n t<br />

0.8<br />

0.6<br />

0.4<br />

0.2<br />

1<br />

0<br />

6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20<br />

Frequency (KHz)<br />

- 145 -<br />

Invaded Hole<br />

Simple Hole<br />

Cased Hole<br />

Figure 6.4 Attenuation partition coefficients for the three borehole models.

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