A systematic effect of clay volume on porosity - P-wave velocity relationship
Suryo Prakoso (a*), Muhammad Burhannudinnur (b), Ghanima Yasmaniar (a), Sigit Rahmawan (a) and Syamsul Irham (a)
a) Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Earth and Energy Technology, Universitas Trisakti
b) Geological Engineering, Faculty of Earth and Energy Technology, Universitas Trisakti
Abstract
It has been believed that the P-wave velocity is strongly influenced by complexity of pore arrangement. In Sandstones, pore complexity is influenced by the constituent material of rock including clay volume. Rocks with a certain clay volume will have a certain pore geometry and pore structure and also they have certain qualities. This research is intended to study the effect of clay volume on rock quality and its effect on the relationship of porosity with P-wave velocity. This research used 3 sandstone data sets from the North West Java basin, Kutai basin and Southern Sumatra basin. The mineralogy of each rock sample is dominated by quartz and kaolinite. The three data sets show the relationship of porosity and P-wave velocity can be clearly separated by clay volume. Each of these rock groups indicates rocks of different qualities called rock types. It can be concluded that the variation of P-wave velocity is influenced by rock type. The lower rock quality is denoted by the larger rock type number and is indicated by the increase in clay volume.
Keywords: P-wave Velocity, pore arrangement, clay volume, rock type
Topic: Physics