Velocity of heavy‐oil sand

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PreviousNext No AccessSEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2007Velocity of heavy‐oil sandAuthors: De‐hua HanHui‐zhu ZhaoQiuliang YaoMichael BatzleDe‐hua HanUniversity of HoustonSearch for more papers by this author, Hui‐zhu ZhaoUniversity of HoustonSearch for more papers by this author, Qiuliang YaoUniversity of HoustonSearch for more papers by this author, and Michael BatzleColorado School of MinesSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1190/1.2792805 SectionsAboutPDF/ePub ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract We have measured ultrasonic velocity as a function of temperature for several heavy oil sand samples from shallow depth. Initial measured results suggest that both P‐ and S‐wave velocities of heavy oil sands decrease significantly with increasing temperature. The main contributors to the decrease of velocity are:1. Transition of heavy oil properties from quasi‐solid phase to the liquid phase with decrease modulus.2. Change in the role of oil in the interaction between heavy oil and sand grains: from as part of the matrix transiting to as a pore fluid.3. Frequency dependence of these properties.We have examined the applicability of the Gassmann's equation for the heavy oil saturated samples.Permalink: https://doi.org/10.1190/1.2792805FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByOn the low-frequency elastic response of Pierre Shale during temperature cycles23 September 2021 | Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 228, No. 2Effects of ellipsoidal heterogeneities on wave propagation in partially saturated double-porosity rocksWeitao Sun, Fansheng Xiong, Jing Ba, and José M. Carcione7 May 2018 | GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 83, No. 3Hybrid rock physics modeling on velocity-temperature trend of heavy oil sandsHui Li*, De-hua Han, and Jinghuai Gao31 May 2017A comparison of bitumen sands and bitumen carbonates: Measured dataHemin Yuan, De-hua Han, Hui Li, and Weimin Zhang25 October 2016 | GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 82, No. 1Fluid substitution in rocks saturated with viscoelastic fluidsDina Makarynska, Boris Gurevich, Jyoti Behura, and Mike Batzle9 April 2010 | GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 75, No. 2Effect of heavy oil reservoir rock texture on the Vp/Vs ratios derived from logsCarmen C. Dumitrescu and Larry Lines21 October 2010Frequency dependent elastic properties and attenuation in heavy‐oil sands: comparison between measured and modeled dataAgnibha Das and Michael Batzle21 October 201023. Using Time-Lapse Seismic to Monitor the Toe-to-Heel-Air-Injection (THAI™) Heavy-Oil Production ProcessRob Kendall21 March 2012Inversion Feasibility of Elastic Parameters in Heavy Oil31 May 2009Using timelapse seismic to monitor the THAI™ heavy oil production processRob Kendall14 October 2009 SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2007ISSN (print):1052-3812 ISSN (online):1949-4645Copyright: 2007 Pages: 3124 publication data© 2007 Copyright © 2007 Society of Exploration GeophysicistsPublisher:Society of Exploration Geophysicists HistoryPublished: 14 Sep 2007 CITATION INFORMATION De‐hua Han, Hui‐zhu Zhao, Qiuliang Yao, and Michael Batzle, (2007), "Velocity of heavy‐oil sand," SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts : 1619-1623. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.2792805 Plain-Language Summary PDF DownloadLoading ...