| Abstract: | A study of the effects of macroscopic fractures on P and S wave velocities has been conducted in four wells drilled in granitic rock to depths between 0.6 and 1.2km. The effect of macroscopic fractures is to decrease both Vp and Vs and increase Vp/Vs. In wells with a relatively low density of macroscopic fractures, the in situ velocity is similar to that of saturated core samples under confining pressure in the laboratory, and there is a clear correlation between zones with macroscopic fractures and anomalously low velocities. In wells with numerous macroscopic fractures, the in situ velocity is lower than that of intact samples under pressure, and there is a correlation between the rate at which in situ velocity increases with depth and the rate at which the velocity of laboratory samples increases with pressure. Differences in in situ P wave velocity between wells cannot be explained solely by differences in the degree of macroscopic fracturing, thus emphasizing the importance of composition and microcracks on velocity.-from Authors |
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| Citation Author: | Moos, D.; Zoback, M. D. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Geophysical Research |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | In situ studies of velocity in fractured crystalline rocks.; 1983; Article; Journal; Journal of Geophysical Research; Moos, D.; Zoback, M. D. |
| Citation Start Page: | 2345 |
| Citation Volume: | 88 |
| Citation Year: | 1983 |
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| Text: | In situ studies of velocity in fractured crystalline rocks.; 1983; Article; Journal; Journal of Geophysical Research; Moos, D.; Zoback, M. D. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00 -0600 |
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