Microseismic Monitoring and Geomechanical Modelling of CO2 - bris
Microseismic Monitoring and Geomechanical Modelling of CO2 - bris
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6.3. A MICRO-STRUCTURAL MODEL FOR NONLINEAR ELASTICITY<br />
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Figure 6.8: Modelled stress dependent velocities calculated using equations 6.37 - 6.39 for the<br />
Clair <strong>and</strong> literature samples (lines), shown with observed velocities (symbols). Red - V P x, blue -<br />
V P y , green - V P z , black - V P 45 , cyan - V Sxy , magenta - V Sxz , yellow - V Syz .<br />
Shape preferred orientation (SPO) anisotropy is also related to alignment <strong>of</strong> fabric during sedimentary<br />
deposition <strong>and</strong>/or diagenesis. If platy or elongate grains are deposited in a manner such that<br />
there is a preferential alignment between grain contacts, then there will be an increase in displacement<br />
discontinuities in this direction, <strong>and</strong> hence an increased compliance. This effect is best demonstrated<br />
by the Clair samples 1784 <strong>and</strong> 1788 (Hall et al., 2008). These samples are mica rich, <strong>and</strong> these platy<br />
grains are orientated with normals parallel to the z-axis. With this the case, we expect to find that<br />
there are a greater number <strong>of</strong> grain boundaries with normals parallel to the z-axis than to the x- or<br />
y-axis. As a result, V P z is greatly reduced (Figure 6.2), <strong>and</strong> the inversion for α indicates that α 33 is<br />
larger than α 11 <strong>and</strong> α 22 . Since the preferred orientation <strong>of</strong> mineralogical axes <strong>and</strong> grain boundaries<br />
will not be greatly affected by in situ reservoir stresses (unless these are <strong>of</strong> sufficient magnitude to<br />
cause deformation or failure <strong>of</strong> the mineral grains), I refer to the anisotropy that they generate as<br />
static anisotropy.<br />
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