
Raymer–Hunt–Gardner velocity relations, 353
reflectivity, electromagnetic, 420
reflectivity, seismic, 93–115
see also AVO
regression, 9
residual oil, 400
resistivity, electrical, 424–429
see also electrical conductivity
resonant bar, see cylindrical rod
Reuss average, see bounds, elastic, Reuss
reverberation operator, 133
Reynolds number, 393, 396
RMS velocity, see NMO
rock property tables, 437–450
sample covariance, see covariance
sample mean, see mean
sample variance, see variance
sampling theorem, 3
saturation
see also partial saturations
scattering
attenuation, 150–155
Bragg scattering, 137
diffusion scattering, 150
Hudson’s model, 152, 194–203
Kuster–Tokso
¨
z model, 183–185
Mie scattering, 150
Rayleigh scattering, 150
self-consistent approximation, 185–188
spherical inclusions, 151–152
stochastic (Mie) scattering, 150
T-matrix inclusion models, 205–210
see also layered media
seismic impedance, see impedance, seismic
seismic velocity, see velocity
self-consistent approximation, 185–188
Sen and Goode model, 428
shaley sands
Castagna’s velocity relations, 358
electrical conductivity, 426
Han’s velocity relations, 355
mudrock line, 366
Tosaya’s velocity relations, 357
V
P
–V
S
relations, 363–379
shear modulus, see effective medium models, elastic,
elasticity
Shuey’s approximation, 102
signal velocity, 83–86
Simandoux equation, 426
Skempton’s coefficient, 58
see also cavities in elastic solid
skin depth electromagnetic, 418
slow P-wave, Biot, 267–268
see also Biot model
slow S-wave, 269–271
slowness, 83
see also velocity; stratigraphic slowness
Smith and Gidlow’s AVO formula, 102
see also AVO
Snell’s law
sorting, see granular media
specific surface area, 229, 402
spectral ratio, 124
see also viscoelasticity and Q
spectrum, 2
sphere packs, see granular media
spherical inclusions, see cavities in elastic solid,
effective medium models, elastic, scattering
spherical shells, 68
squirt model, 297–298, 304–305
anisotropic, 306–309
Chapman et al. squirt model, 304–305
extended to all frequencies, 298–301
standard deviation, 9
standard linear solid, see viscoelasticity and Q
standard temperature and pressure (STP), 474
statistical classification, 17
statistics and probability, 9–18
see also distributions; Monte Carlo; bootstrap;
classification; Bayes
stiff sand model, 260
stiffness tensor, see elasticity
stochastic (Mie) scattering, 150
Stoneley waves in borehole, 160, 167
stratigraphic filtering, 134–137
Floquet
solution, 137
O’Doherty–Anstey formula, 136
stratigraphic
slowness, 134
strength, see unconfined compressive strength
stress-induced anisotropy, 43–47
surface tension, 396
contact angle, 398
Young’s relation, 397
suspensions, see Wood’s formula
synthetic seismograms, 129–146
see also Kennett algorithm; layered media
tensor transformation, see coordinate transformation
third-order elasticity, 40–43, 53
Thomas–Stieber model for sand–shale systems, 237–242
Thomsen’s weak anisotropy, 35–39
time-average equation, 350
time-domain reflectometry (TDR)
Timur equation, 407
Tixier equation, 407
T-matrix inclusion models, 205–210
coherent potential approximation, 209
optical potential approximation, 208
self-consistent approximation, 209
Topp’s relation, 422
torsional waves, 155
see also cylindrical rods
tortuosity, 267, 402
Tosaya’s velocity relations, 357
transfer function, 8
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