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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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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