Research Article

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

Table 3

Percentage change of P-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 −3.6 0.94 2.4 3.2
High permeability no. 1 5.4 −6.1 2.5 −0.24 1.4
High permeability no. 2 8.0 −5.1 2.4 1.8 4.6 5.9
Lower permeability no. 1 4.0 −3.3 2.8 1.9 3.0 4.6
Lower permeability no. 2 5.4 −4.1 2.9 2.0 3.4