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Mudstones are characterized by their tight matrix and are therefore of interest in various industries, including the petroleum and underground repository industry. These clay-rich rocks often show dynamic elastic anisotropy, which causes significant problems in geophysical interpretations. In addition, pore water has a significant effect on the bulk properties of mudstones. However, the degree of saturation is often not reported in the literature. This study investigates the impact of water saturation on the elastic anisotropy of the Whitby Mudstone. Four core plugs with different water saturations were deformed until failure and tested ultrasonically at effective confining pressure conditions of 25 MPa. P-wave and S-wave velocities were monitored along the symmetry axis, across the core diameter, and at ~49˚ to the horizontal bedding plane to calculate the full elastic tensor and subsequently the Thomsen anisotropy parameters. The degree of saturation highly affects the rock strength and static elastic properties and leads to significant changes in the elastic anisotropy parameters.

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2019-04-28
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The Elastic Anisotropy of the Whitby Mudstone Formation at Varying Water Saturations
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