
TY  - JOUR
A1  - H. Sherlock, Donald 
A1  - F. Siggins, Anthony 
T1  - The development of synthetic CIPS sandstones for geophysical research
JF  - ASEG Extended Abstracts
JO  - ASEG Extended Abstracts
Y1  - 2003
VL  - 2003
IS  - 2
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ASEG2003AB159 
N2  - This paper describes recent developments in the manufacturing of synthetic sandstones for a range of geophysical research applications. The artificial rocks, known as CIPS (Calcite In-situ Precipitation System) can be fabricated with systematic, controllable and reproducible variations in a single parameter, while keeping all other parameters constant. CIPS rocks have been shown to reproduce the acoustic and geomechanical response observed in natural sandstones, and provide us with the experimental capability necessary to validate theoretical and numerical modelling predictions of geophysical properties. Existing and potential research applications range from theoretical studies in seismic wave propagation, petrophysics, NMR, geomechanics and analog reservoir modelling. 
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