Double-porosity rock model and squirt flow in the laboratory frequency band

Jing Ba*, Hong Cao, Fengchang Yao, Jianxin Nie, Huizhu Yang

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Abstract

Biot theory research has been extended to the multi-scale heterogeneity in actual rocks. Focused on laboratory frequency bandwidth studies, we discuss the relationships between double-porosity and BISQ wave equations, analytically derive the degeneration method for double-porosity's return to BISQ, and give three necessary conditions which the degeneration must satisfy. By introducing dynamic permeability and tortuosity theory, a full set of dynamic double-porosity wave equations are derived. A narrow band approximation is made to simplify the numerical simulation for dynamic double-porosity wavefields. Finally, the pseudo-spectral method is used for wave simulation within the laboratory frequency band (50 kHz). Numerical results have proved the feasibility for dynamic double-porosity's description of squirt flow and the validity of the quasi-static approximation method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)261-276
Number of pages16
JournalApplied Geophysics
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Double-porosity rock
  • Mesoscopic scale
  • Microscopicscale
  • Pseudo-spectral method
  • Self-affine fractal

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