Research Article

Prediction of Fracture Toughness in the Shale Formation Based on Well Logging and Seismic Data: A Case Study of the Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in the Sichuan Basin, China

Table 1

The relationships between fracture toughness and acoustic parameters of shale samples.

Acoustic parametersP-waveS-wave

Acoustic interval transit time
Attenuation coefficient
Wave impedance

Note: represents the mode I fracture toughness, simplified fracture toughness; represents the P-wave acoustic interval transit time; represents the S-wave acoustic interval transit time; represents the P-wave attenuation coefficient; represents the S-wave attenuation coefficient; represents the P-wave impedances; represents the S-wave impedances.