Abstract

Information about compressional and shear wave velocity or their ratio gives the possibility to interpret data concerning lithology and pore content, like the AVO analysis. Our data set (dolomite and limestone samples from Austria) is presented in a rock physics template, which is used as a tool for seismic interpretation for lithology and pore fluid characterization. In the rock physics template the ratio of compressional (vp) and shear wave (vs) velocity is plotted versus the acoustic impedance. Additionally presented are calculated model lines for the description and interpretation of the measured data. Used are the model by Kuster and Tosköz and the Hashin–Shtrikman bounds. Compressional and shear wave velocity on dry and brine saturated samples are determined in the laboratory. The rock physics template displays a clear separation between dry and saturated measured data. Additionally, the saturated measured data show a “shear weakening effect” that has been reported in the literature before by other researchers. The Kuster and Toksöz model is able to describe the measured data fairly well. However, different aspect ratios are needed to match the different vp and vs data for the different rock types. Additionally this model type could not describe our data in the rock physics template. The calculated Hashin–Shtrikman bounds for the rock physics template show good results for the saturated samples. The upper bound and the 75% and 50% of the upper bound can describe the measured data and can be used for an interpretation. For the dry measured data the correlations did not work sufficiently well.

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