This course deals with the fundamentals of rock physics which addresses the relationships between geophysical observations and the physical properties of rocks. This course covers basic rock physics concepts including Gassman fluid substitution, standard rock physics models, multiphase reservoir properties (i.e., porosity, permeability, saturation, pore connectivity, and structure), reservoir characterization for rock physics modeling, and wave phenomena analytics. Particular emphasis is given to applying rock physics theories to interpret the petrophysical and geophysical data.

[Week 1] Introduction

[Week 2] Elasticity & Hooke’s law 

[Week 3] Seismic wave propagation (acoustic wave) 

[Week 4] Seismic wave propagation (elastic wave) 

[Week 5] Data processing at a glance for rock physics 

[Week 6] NMO in isotropic vs. anisotropic media 

[Week 7] Granular media 

[Week 8] Midterm exam 

[Week 9] Fluid effects on wave propagation 

[Week 10] Seismic rock properties and physics 

[Week 11] AVO analysis 

[Week 12] Fluid substitution 

[Week 13] Flow and diffusion 

[Week 14] Facies classification 

[Week 15] Final exam