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Accuracy of parameters of permeable fractures by hydrophone VSP; Hydrophone VSP ni yoru tosuisei kiretsu no tokusei hyoka no seido

Abstract

Hydrophone VSP (vertical seismic profiling) experiment is under way as a technique for detecting subsurface water-permeable cracks by use of boreholes and for evaluating their characteristics (permeability index, crack direction, dip angle). In this report, tube waves observed by hydrophone VSP are subjected to analysis for the determination of water-permeable crack characteristics, the impact caused by errors in the value inputted for analysis is estimated, and a model calculation is performed in case there is no agreement between data from the borehole and data from VSP, all for examining the VSP records for accuracy. When an error rate of 15% is given to the tube wave/P-wave amplitude ratio, a change of 40% or lower results in the permeability index, and a change of 10deg or less in the dip angle, which means that an error in the amplitude ratio does not affect the analysis very much. Changes in the amplitude ratio resulting from changes in crack direction and dip angle differ, dependent on the offset rate. When angular differences among plural crack directions are within 90deg and dip angles within 60deg, the result of analysis represents the average characteristics of the plural cracks. 7 refs., 5 figs., 2 tabs.
Authors:
Kiguchi, T; Ito, H; Kuwahara, Y; Miyazaki, T; [1]  Yabuuchi, S; Hasegawa, K [2] 
  1. Geological Survey of Japan, Tsukuba (Japan)
  2. Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tokyo (Japan)
Publication Date:
Oct 22, 1997
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
ETDE/JP-98751022; CONF-9710214-
Reference Number:
SCA: 150301; PA: JP-97:0G4587; EDB-98:072600; SN: 98001944523
Resource Relation:
Conference: 97. SEGJ conference, Butsuri tansa gakkai dai 97 kai (1997 nendo shuki) gakujutsu koenkai, Sapporo (Japan), 22-24 Oct 1997; Other Information: PBD: 22 Oct 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceeding of the 97th (Fall, Fiscal 1997) SEGJ Conference; PB: 371 p.; Butsuri tansa gakkai dai 97 kai (1997 nendo shuki) gakujutsu koenkai koen ronbunshu
Subject:
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; SEISMIC SURVEYS; GEOLOGIC FRACTURES; PERMEABILITY; GEOLOGIC STRATA; CRACKS; INCIDENCE ANGLE; SEISMIC P WAVES; AMPLITUDES
OSTI ID:
622761
Research Organizations:
Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan, Tokyo (Japan)
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE98751022; TRN: JN97G4587
Availability:
Available from Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan, 2-18, Nakamagome 2-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo, (Japan); OSTI as DE98751022
Submitting Site:
NEDO
Size:
pp. 336-340
Announcement Date:
Jul 24, 1998

Citation Formats

Kiguchi, T, Ito, H, Kuwahara, Y, Miyazaki, T, Yabuuchi, S, and Hasegawa, K. Accuracy of parameters of permeable fractures by hydrophone VSP; Hydrophone VSP ni yoru tosuisei kiretsu no tokusei hyoka no seido. Japan: N. p., 1997. Web.
Kiguchi, T, Ito, H, Kuwahara, Y, Miyazaki, T, Yabuuchi, S, & Hasegawa, K. Accuracy of parameters of permeable fractures by hydrophone VSP; Hydrophone VSP ni yoru tosuisei kiretsu no tokusei hyoka no seido. Japan.
Kiguchi, T, Ito, H, Kuwahara, Y, Miyazaki, T, Yabuuchi, S, and Hasegawa, K. 1997. "Accuracy of parameters of permeable fractures by hydrophone VSP; Hydrophone VSP ni yoru tosuisei kiretsu no tokusei hyoka no seido." Japan.
@misc{etde_622761,
title = {Accuracy of parameters of permeable fractures by hydrophone VSP; Hydrophone VSP ni yoru tosuisei kiretsu no tokusei hyoka no seido}
author = {Kiguchi, T, Ito, H, Kuwahara, Y, Miyazaki, T, Yabuuchi, S, and Hasegawa, K}
abstractNote = {Hydrophone VSP (vertical seismic profiling) experiment is under way as a technique for detecting subsurface water-permeable cracks by use of boreholes and for evaluating their characteristics (permeability index, crack direction, dip angle). In this report, tube waves observed by hydrophone VSP are subjected to analysis for the determination of water-permeable crack characteristics, the impact caused by errors in the value inputted for analysis is estimated, and a model calculation is performed in case there is no agreement between data from the borehole and data from VSP, all for examining the VSP records for accuracy. When an error rate of 15% is given to the tube wave/P-wave amplitude ratio, a change of 40% or lower results in the permeability index, and a change of 10deg or less in the dip angle, which means that an error in the amplitude ratio does not affect the analysis very much. Changes in the amplitude ratio resulting from changes in crack direction and dip angle differ, dependent on the offset rate. When angular differences among plural crack directions are within 90deg and dip angles within 60deg, the result of analysis represents the average characteristics of the plural cracks. 7 refs., 5 figs., 2 tabs.}
place = {Japan}
year = {1997}
month = {Oct}
}