Stoneley waves
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Stoneley waves are a type of seismic interface wave that propagates along the boundary between two solid media or along a solid–fluid interface, with particle motion concentrated near the boundary.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seismic interface wave
ⓘ
seismic wave ⓘ |
| areAnalogousTo |
Rayleigh waves at a free surface
ⓘ
Scholte waves at a solid–fluid interface ⓘ |
| areClassifiedAs | guided waves ⓘ |
| areGovernedBy | elastic wave equations with interface boundary conditions ⓘ |
| areImportantFor |
interpreting borehole acoustic logs
ⓘ
understanding wave propagation along geological boundaries ⓘ |
| areObservedWith |
acoustic logging tools
ⓘ
vertical seismic profiling ⓘ |
| areSolutionOf | elastodynamic boundary value problem ⓘ |
| areTypeOf | surface wave ⓘ |
| areUsedIn |
characterization of fluid-filled fractures
ⓘ
geotechnical site investigation ⓘ hydrocarbon reservoir evaluation ⓘ |
| attenuationSensitiveTo |
fluid flow in porous media
ⓘ
fracture connectivity ⓘ |
| existIf |
impedance contrast conditions are satisfied
ⓘ
specific boundary conditions at the interface are met ⓘ |
| haveAmplitude |
decays away from the interface
ⓘ
maximum at the interface ⓘ |
| haveDispersion |
frequency-dependent attenuation
ⓘ
frequency-dependent phase velocity ⓘ |
| haveMotionType |
elliptical particle motion near the boundary
ⓘ
predominantly longitudinal ⓘ |
| haveParticleMotion | concentrated near the boundary ⓘ |
| havePhaseVelocity |
typically lower than compressional wave velocity in adjacent solids
ⓘ
typically lower than shear wave velocity in adjacent solids ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Stoneley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occurIn | seismology ⓘ |
| propagateAlong |
boundary between two solid media
ⓘ
solid–fluid interface ⓘ |
| propagationVelocityDependsOn |
density contrast across the interface
ⓘ
elastic properties of adjacent media ⓘ fluid properties at the interface ⓘ |
| sensitiveTo |
fluid properties in a borehole
ⓘ
permeability of formations ⓘ properties of the interface ⓘ |
| usedIn |
borehole seismology
ⓘ
subsurface characterization ⓘ well logging ⓘ |
| usedToInfer |
fluid mobility near boreholes
ⓘ
formation permeability from borehole data ⓘ fracture presence and properties ⓘ |
| wereIntroducedIn | 20th century seismology literature ⓘ |
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