Acoustic Waveform

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• Endres, A.L., and Knight, Rosemary, 1989, The effect of microscopic fluid distribution on elastic wave velocities: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Logging Symposium, 30th, Denver, Colo., 1989, Transactions, p. EE1-EE21.



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• Frei, Walter, 1983, Sonic wave train analysis - a progress report: European Formation Evaluation Symposium, 8th, 1983, London, Transactions, p. C1-C21.



• Gladwin, M.T., and Stacey, F.D., 1974, An elastic degradation of acoustic pulses in rock: Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 8, p. 332-336.



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• Goldberg, D.S., Kan, T.K., and Castagna, J.P., 1984, Attenuation measurements from sonic waveforms: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 25th, New Orleans, La., 1984, Transactions, p. NN1-NN22.



• Gouder de Beauregard, C., and others, 1984, Application of sonic waveform analysis in carbonate reservoir of Angola: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 25th, New Orleans, La., 1984, Transactions, p. S1-S16.



• Grady, D.E., Hollenbach, R.E., and Schuler, L.W., 1978, Compression wave studies on calcite rock: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 83, no. B6, p. 2839-2849.



• Gregory, A.R., Kendall, K.K. and Lawal, A.S., 1980, Study effects of geopressured-geothermal subsurface environment on elastic properties of Texas Gulf Coast sandstones and shales using well logs, core data, and velocity surveys: University of Texas, 170 p. [Available from National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161 as NTIS Report DOE/ET/28468-T1.]



• Hornby, B.E., and Pasternack, E.S., 1998, Analysis of full-waveform sonic data acquired in unconsolidated gas sands, in Transactions of the SPWLA (Society of Professional Well Log Analysts) Thirty-Ninth Annual Logging Symposium, May 26-29, 1998: Houston, Tex., Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Paper O, 14 p.



• Huang, C.F., and Hunter, J.A., 1980, Identification and correlation of tube wave vents shown on borehole seismograms: Chalk River, Ontario, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Scientific Documentation Distribution Office, Technical Record TR-32, 14 p.



• _____1981, The correlation of tube wave events with open fractures in fluid- filled boreholes: Chalk River, Ontario, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Scientific Documentation Distribution Office, Technical Record TR-162, 41 p.



• Inazaki, Tomia, Watanabe, Shiro, and Kurahashi, Toshiyuki, 1998, Comparison of sonic log data for four types of acoustic tools: Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, Chicago, Ill., 1998 [Proceedings], p. 305-314.



• Israelson, Hans, 1981, A seismic study on cracks in crystalline rock: Foersvarets Forskningsanstalt, Stockholm, 1981, 24 p.



• Iverson, W.P., Woods, T.F., and Von Lunen, Eric, 1987, Applications of compressional and shear seismic methods in the Permian Basin, Texas: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 28th, 1987, London, England, Transactions, p. SEG-2.



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• _____1979, Shear wave velocities determined from long and short spaced borehole acoustic devices: Society of Petroleum Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Paper SPE 8237, 12 p.



• Lebreton, F., Sarda, J.P., Trocqueme, F. and Morlier, P., 1978, Logging tests in porous media to evaluate the influence of their permeability on acoustic waveforms: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 19th, El Paso, Tex., 1978, Transactions, p. Q1-Q25.



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• Mathieu, Frederic, 1984, Application of full waveform acoustic logging data to the estimation of reservoir permeability: Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. Thesis, 69 p.



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• Minear, J.W., 1986, Full wave sonic logging: A brief perspective: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 27th, 1986, Dallas, Tex., Transactions, p. AAA1-AAA21.



• Minear, J.W., and Ajam, S.O., 1984, Full wave acoustic logging--some examples: Society of Petroleum Engineers Offshore South East Asia Conference, 5th, Singapore, Proceedings, p. 6-37, 6-49.



• Minear, J.W., and Fletcher, C.R., 1983, Full-wave acoustic logging: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 24th, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Transactions, p. EE1-EE14.



• Morris, C.F., Little, T.M., and Letton, W., III, 1984, A new sonic array tool for full waveform logging: Society of Petroleum Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Paper SPE 13285, 7 p.



• Nations, J.F., 1974, Lithology and porosity from acoustic shear and compressional wave transit time relationships: Log Analyst, v. 15, no. 6, p. 3-8.



• Newberry, B.M., Nelson, R.F., and Ahmed, U., 1985, Prediction of vertical hydraulic fracture migration using compressional and shear wave slowness: Society of Petroleum Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Paper SPE 13895, 6 p.



• Nur, A.M., Winkler, Kenneth, DeVilbiss, John, and Walls, J.D., 1979, Effects of fluid saturation on waves in porous rock and relation to hydraulic permeability: Society of Petroleum Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Paper SPE 8235, 8 p.



• Ohta, Y., Goto, N., Yamamizu, F., and Takahashi, H., 1980, S-wave velocity measurements in deep soil deposit and bedrock by means of an elaborated down-hole method: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 70, no. 1, p. 363-377.



• Paillet, F.L., 1980, Acoustic propagation in the vicinity of fractures which intersect a fluid-filled borehole: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Annual Logging Symposium, 21st, Lafayette, La., 1980, Transactions, p. DD1-DD33.



• _____1981, Predicting the frequency content of acoustic waveforms obtained in boreholes: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 22d, Mexico City, Mexico, 1981, Transactions, p. SS1-SS29.



• _____1983, Acoustic character of hydraulic fractures in granite: U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, 24th, College Station, Tex., 1983, Proceeding, p. 328-334.



• _____1983, Frequency and scale effects in the optimization of acoustic waveform logs: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 24th, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1983, Transactions, p. U1-U25.



• _____1984, Field test of a low-frequency sparker source for acoustic waveform logging: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 25th, New Orleans, La., 1984, Transactions, p. GG1-GG22.



• _____1985, Acoustic-televiewer and acoustic-waveform logs used to characterize deeply buried basalt flows, Hanford site, Benton County, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-419.



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• _____1991, Acoustic Waves in Boreholes--The Theory and Application of Acoustic full-waveform logs: Boca Raton, Fla., CRC Press, 264 p.



• Paillet, F.L., Cheng, C.H., Hess, A.E., and Hardin, E.L., 1987, Comparison of fracture permeability estimates based on tube-wave generation in vertical seismic profiles, acoustic waveform log attenuation, and pumping test analysis: National Water Well Association Conference and Exposition, Denver, Colo., Proceedings, p. 398-416.



• Paillet, F.L., Cheng, C.H., and Meredith, J.A., 1986, New applications in the inversion of acoustic full wave logs - relating mode excitation to lithology: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 27th, Houston, Tex., 1986, Transactions, p. VV1-VV25.



• Paillet, F.L., Cheng, C.H., and Tang, X.M., 1989, Theoretical models relating acoustic tube-wave attenuation to fracture permeability--reconciling model results with field data: Society of Professioanl Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 30th, Denver, Colo., 1989, Transactions, p. FF1-FF24.



• Paillet, F.L., Cheng, C.H., and Meredith, J.A., 1986, New applications in the inversion of acoustic full waveform logs: Relating mode excitation to lithology: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 27th, 1986, Dallas, Tex., Transactions, p. VV1-VV25.



• _____1987, New applications in the inversion of acoustic full waveform logs--relating mode excitation to lithology: Log Analyst, v. 28, no. 3, p. 307-320.



• Paillet, F.L., Cheng, C.H., and Pennington, W.D., 1992, Acoustic waveform logging-advances in theory and application: Log Analyst, v. 33, no. 3, p. 239-258.



• Paillet, F.L., Hsieh, Paul, and Cheng, C.H., 1987, Experimental verification of acoustic waveform and vertical seismic profile measurements of fracture permeability: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 28th, 1987, London, England, Transactions, p. PP1-PP21.



• Paillet, F.L., and White, J.E., 1982, Acoustic modes of propagation in the borehole and their relationship to rock properties: Geophysics, v. 47, no. 8, p. 1215-1228.



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• Zemanek, J., and others, 1984, Continuous acoustic shear wave logging: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts Annual Logging Symposium, 25th, New Orleans, La., 1984, Transactions, p. U1-U14.



• _____1979, Shear wave velocities determined from long and short spaced borehole acoustic devices: Society of Petroleum Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Paper SPE 8237, 12 p.