The Rock Physics Handbook

Brings together widely scattered theoretical and laboratory rock physics relations critical for modelling and interpretation of geophysical data.

Gary Mavko (Author), Tapan Mukerji (Author), Jack Dvorkin (Author)

9781108420266, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 9 January 2020

756 pages, 274 b/w illus.
25.2 x 17.8 x 3.6 cm, 1.58 kg

Responding to the latest developments in rock physics research, this popular reference book has been thoroughly updated while retaining its comprehensive coverage of the fundamental theory, concepts, and laboratory results. It brings together the vast literature from the field to address the relationships between geophysical observations and the underlying physical properties of Earth materials - including water, hydrocarbons, gases, minerals, rocks, ice, magma and methane hydrates. This third edition includes expanded coverage of topics such as effective medium models, viscoelasticity, attenuation, anisotropy, electrical-elastic cross relations, and highlights applications in unconventional reservoirs. Appendices have been enhanced with new materials and properties, while worked examples (supplemented by online datasets and MATLAB® codes) enable readers to implement the workflows and models in practice. This significantly revised edition will continue to be the go-to reference for students and researchers interested in rock physics, near-surface geophysics, seismology, and professionals in the oil and gas industries.

Preface
1. Basic tools
2. Elasticity and Hooke's law
3. Seismic wave propagation
4. Effective elastic media: bounds and mixing laws
5. Granular media
6. Fluid effects on wave propagation
7. Empirical relations
8. Flow and diffusion
9. Electrical properties
Appendices
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Mining technology & engineering [TTU], Civil engineering, surveying & building [TN], Hydrology & the hydrosphere [RBK], Geophysics [PHVG], Petroleum & oil industries [KNBP]