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We studied the influence of water saturation on the elastic and anisotropy parameters of the Wellington shale in the range of the seismic frequencies from 0.1 Hz to 100 Hz at a confining pressure of 6 MPa. The measurements were conducted on three specimens retrieved at 0°, 45° and 90° angles with respect to the formation bedding. The specimens were saturated with water at four relative humidities of 12, 44, 72 and 97.5%. The measurements show a decrease in the components of the stiffness tensor with increasing saturation as well as a decrease of Thomsen’s parameters ε and γ, whereas parameter δ remains virtually unchanged. We assume that the obtained results can be explained by the presence of a high percentage of smectite in the shale.

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