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GEOP 315 - Fall 2014 - Homework # 2

(Due date: 13/10/2014)
A P-wave propagates in a homogeneous horizontally-layered shale that has the following
anisotropic velocity: V() = 2,500 (1 + 0.2 |Sin ) where is measured counterclockwise
from the vertical. The wavefront reaches a receiver at a depth of 2500 m placed in a
borehole that has a distance of 3000 m from the source (Figure 1).
1. What type of TI medium is this? What are the directions of the symmetry axis and
isotropy plane? [15 points]
2. Calculate the maximum and minimum velocities in this medium and determine their
directions. Calculate . Is this a weakly anisotropic material? Why? [20 points]
3. What is the arrival time of the wavefront at the receiver? [15 points]
4. Draw the exact shape of the wavefront at the receiver in the x-z plane. [25 points]
5. Draw the exact shape of the wavefront at the receiver in the x-y-z space. [25 points]
Figure 1
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3000 m

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Borehole

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2500 m