As has been known for some time, velocities of elastic waves propagating in most
subsurface formations exhibit directional dependence, or seismic anisotropy. On their way to …

Accurate and efficient modeling of seismic wavefields that accounts for both attenuation and
anisotropy is essential for further development of processing methods. Here, we present a …

In fractured reservoirs, seismic wave velocity and amplitude depend on frequency and
incidence angle. Frequency dependence is believed to be principally caused by the wave …

This study attempts to validate a mathematical formalism of introducing attenuation into
Schoenberg's linear slip model. This formalism is based on replacing the real-valued …

Motivated by the need to derive and characterize increasingly sophisticated seismic data
analysis and inversion methods incorporating wave dissipation, we consider the problem of …

The performances of the spectral ratio (SR), frequency centroid shift (FCS), and frequency
peak shift (FPS) methods to estimate the effective quality factor Q are compared. These …

Knowledge of interval attenuation can be highly beneficial in reservoir characterization and
lithology discrimination. We combine the spectral-ratio method with velocity-independent …

The importance of seismic imaging is being impetrative in the petroleum industry because of
exploiting minor hydrocarbon reservoirs traps in highly tectonic and complex structures …

A ttenuation of seismic waves is sensitive to the physical properties of the subsurface and
has been observed in vertical seismic profiling (VSP) and reflection data. De et al.(1994) …

Anelastic properties of reservoir rocks are important and sensitive indicators of fluid
saturation and viscosity changes due (for instance) to steam injection. The description of …