Modeling Attenuation of Diffusive-Viscous Wave Using Reflectivity Method

Abstract

Seismic waves in earth materials are subject to attenuation and dispersion in a broad range of frequencies. The commonly accepted mechanism of intrinsic attenuation and dispersion is the presence of fluids in the pore space of rocks. The diffusive-viscous model was proposed to explain low-frequency seismic anomalies related to hydrocarbon reservoirs. But, the model is only a description of compressional wave. In this work, we firstly discuss the extended elastic diffusive-viscous model. Then, we extend reflectivity method to the diffusive-viscous medium. Finally, we present two numerical models to simulate the attenuation of diffusive-viscous wave in horizontal and dip multi-layered media compared with the results of viscoelastic wave. The modeling results show that the diffusive-viscous wave has strong amplitude attenuation and phase shift when it propagates across absorptive layers.