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Relationship between the Consolidation Parameter and Aspect Ratio in Microporous Carbonate Rocks
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 76th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2014, Jun 2014, Volume 2014, p.1 - 5
Abstract
The estimation of dry bulk modulus is determinant for the success of the application of Biot-Gassmann theory to forecast fluid changes within a reservoir. The Pride model is one of the various models described in literature for predicting the dry elastic moduli of rocks. However, that model depends on the consolidation parameter and its appropriate choice implies in the accuracy of that model. In this paper, the consolidation parameter is estimated in microporous carbonate rocks. Mean aspect ratios were estimated using Kuster-Toksoz methodology and aided to establish a relationship between the consolidation parameter, the unconfined porosity and the aspect ratio. Those studies can advise the estimation of the consolidation parameter in carbonate rocks, especially when compressional and shear velocities are unknown.