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Numerical simulation of wave-induced fluid flow seismic attenuation based on the Cole-Cole model

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The acoustic behavior of porous media can be simulated more realistically using a stress-strain relation based on the Cole-Cole model. In particular, seismic velocity dispersion and attenuation in porous rocks is well described by mesoscopic-loss models. Using the Zener model to simulate wave propagation is a rough approximation, while the Cole-Cole model provides an optimal description of the physics. Here, a time-domain algorithm is proposed based on the Grünwald-Letnikov numerical approximation of the fractional derivative involved in the time-domain representation of the Cole-Cole model, while the spatial derivatives are computed with the Fourier pseudospectral method. The numerical solution is successfully tested against an analytical solution. The methodology is applied to a model of saline aquifer, where carbon dioxide (CO2) is injected. To follow the migration of the gas and detect possible leakages, seismic monitoring surveys should be carried out periodically. To this aim, the sensitivity of the seismic method must be carefully assessed for the specific case. The simulated test considers a possible leakage in the overburden, above the caprock, where the sandstone is partially saturated with gas and brine. The numerical examples illustrate the implementation of the theory.
Title: Numerical simulation of wave-induced fluid flow seismic attenuation based on the Cole-Cole model
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The acoustic behavior of porous media can be simulated more realistically using a stress-strain relation based on the Cole-Cole model.
In particular, seismic velocity dispersion and attenuation in porous rocks is well described by mesoscopic-loss models.
Using the Zener model to simulate wave propagation is a rough approximation, while the Cole-Cole model provides an optimal description of the physics.
Here, a time-domain algorithm is proposed based on the Grünwald-Letnikov numerical approximation of the fractional derivative involved in the time-domain representation of the Cole-Cole model, while the spatial derivatives are computed with the Fourier pseudospectral method.
The numerical solution is successfully tested against an analytical solution.
The methodology is applied to a model of saline aquifer, where carbon dioxide (CO2) is injected.
To follow the migration of the gas and detect possible leakages, seismic monitoring surveys should be carried out periodically.
To this aim, the sensitivity of the seismic method must be carefully assessed for the specific case.
The simulated test considers a possible leakage in the overburden, above the caprock, where the sandstone is partially saturated with gas and brine.
The numerical examples illustrate the implementation of the theory.

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