Research Article

An Experimental and Modeling Study on the Response to Varying Pore Pressure and Reservoir Fluids in the Morrow A Sandstone

Table 4

Percentage change of S-wave velocity with increasing differential pressure from 15.17 MPa to 37.92 MPa.

SampleDry Rock LoadingDry Rock UnloadingBrine Sat.Oil FlushedOil-CO2 FlushedCO2 Flushed
(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)(%)

Cemented 6.5 −4.3 2.3 2.3 2.9
High permeability no. 1 10.2 −8.3 7.7 10.5 7.7
High permeability no. 2 8.3 −6.4 8.7 9.7 10.3 9.1
Lower permeability no. 1 6.4 −5.2 5.0 5.9 5.3 5.7
Lower permeability no. 2 6.9 −5.5 3.4 3.9 4.4