Repository logo
Journal Issue

AGH Drilling, Oil, Gas

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
ISSN 2299-4157
e-ISSN: 2300-7052

Issue Date

2019

Volume

Vol. 36

Number

No. 3

Access rights

Access: otwarty dostęp
Rights: fair use
Fair use of copyrighted works

Fair use of copyrighted works

Description

Journal Volume

Item type:Journal Volume,
AGH Drilling, Oil, Gas
Vol. 36 (2019)

Projects

Pages

Articles

Item type:Article, Access status: Open Access ,
Geomechanical characterization by estimating the Vp/Vs ratio of sedimentary rock samples
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2019) Matuła, Rafał; Lewandowska-Śmierzchalska, Joanna; Fąfara, Zbigniew
The velocity ratio V$_{p}$/V$_{s}$ and elastic parameters are effective quantities for describing various physical parameters and lithological properties of rock samples. Ultrasonic measurement was used to evaluate the V$_{p}$/V$_{s}$ ratio. Ultrasonic velocity estimation is widely used in the quantitative evaluation of rock materials. Ultrasonic P and S-wave travel times were studied in one direction of cylindrical core samples with a length and diameter of 100 mm. Wave velocity analysis was carried out on 20 crystalline drill cores taken at depths ranging from 10 m to 80 m. The cores were then tested for their ultrasonic velocity. The studied samples were also geomechanically characterized using ultrasonic testing. In this paper, the method used and a brief description of the measurement geometry are presented. The results of the calculations of P and S wave velocities, V$_{p}$/V$_{s}$ ratio, Young's modulus and Poisson's coefficient are given. Finally, the studied samples were geologically classified and the V$_{p}$/V$_{s}$ ratio was discussed.

Keywords