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Seismic Anisotropy Physical Modeling with Vertical Transversely Isotropic Media  

Ha, Young-Soo (Department of Ocean Energy and Resources Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
Shin, Sung-Ryul (Department of Ocean Energy and Resources Engineering, Korea Maritime University)
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Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration / v.13, no.4, 2010 , pp. 307-314 More about this Journal
Abstract
Although conventional seismic data processing is based on the assumption that the media are isotropic, the subsurface is often anisotropy in shale formation or carbonate with cracks and fractures. This paper presents the anisotropic parameter and seismic modeling in transversely isotropic media with a vertical symmetry axis using seismic physical modeling. The experiment was successfully carried out with VTI media, laminated bakelite material, using contact transducer of p and s-wave transmission. The variation of velocities with angle of incidence was clearly shown in anisotropic material. Comparing these velocities with the calculated phase velocities, the (P) and (S)-wave velocity observed in anisotropic material was a very good agreement with the calculated values. Anisotropic parameter ${\varepsilon}$, ${\delta}$, ${\gamma}$ was estimated by using Lame's constant calculated from the observed velocity. For the purpose of testing (S)-wave polarization, a birefringence experiment was carried out. The higher velocity was associated with the polarization parallel to the fracture, and the lower velocity was associated with the polarization perpendicular to the fracture.
Keywords
anisotropy; VTI; seismic physical modeling; anisotropic parameter; birefringence;
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