Seismic Waves in a Borehole - A Review
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Toksoz, M. N.; Cheng, C. H.; Willis, M. E.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory
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The propagation of seismic waves in an open borehole is reviewed. The principal wave types are the refracted P and S waves and the two guided waves - pseudo-Rayleigh and Stoneley. The dispersion properties of the guided waves are analyzed. An efficient method of computing synthetic microseismograms is described. The relative effects of the borehole. fluid and formation properties on the propagation characteristics of the different wave types are discussed.
Date issued
1983Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Earth Resources Laboratory
Series/Report no.
Earth Resources Laboratory Industry Consortia Annual Report;1983-01