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Kansas Geological Survey, Current Research in Earth Sciences, Bulletin 247, part 1
Modeling Dielectric-constant Values of Geologic Materials: An Aid to Ground-penetrating Radar Data Collection and Interpretation


Table 4. Dielectric modeling results of the effect of water saturation on sandstones.

Model Upper:Lower
Water Saturation (%)
Bulk Dielectric Constant
(upper layer)
Bulk Dielectric Constant
(lower layer)
Reflection Coefficient TWT to Interface
(ns)
TWT for Entire Interval
(ns)
1: Homogeneous sandstone
(Fig. 6)
10:104.044.0406.7013.39
10:154.044.62-0.03376.7013.86
10:204.045.24-0.06516.7014.33
10:254.045.90-0.09466.7014.79
10:304.046.60-0.12236.7015.26
10:354.047.34-0.14846.7015.73
10:404.048.12-0.17296.7016.19
10:454.048.93-0.19616.7016.66
10:504.049.79-0.21806.7017.13
10:554.0410.69-0.23876.7017.59
10:604.0411.62-0.25846.7018.06
10:654.0412.59-0.27716.7018.53
10:704.0413.61-0.29496.7018.99
10:804.0415.75-0.32796.7019.93
10:904.0418.05-0.35806.7020.86
10:1004.0420.51-0.38556.7021.79
2: Sandstone with variable porosity
(Fig. 7)
0:02.993.60-0.04645.7612.09
5:53.493.91-0.02816.2312.82
10:104.044.23-0.01196.7013.55
15:154.624.570.00287.1614.29
20:205.244.920.01597.6315.02
25:255.905.280.02798.1015.75
30:306.605.650.03888.5616.49
35:357.346.040.04879.0317.22
40:408.126.440.05799.5017.95
45:458.936.850.06639.9618.69
50:509.797.270.074110.4319.42
60:6011.628.160.088111.3620.89
70:7013.619.100.100212.3022.35
80:8015.7510.090.110813.2323.82
90:9018.0511.140.120214.1625.29
100:10020.5112.230.128615.1026.75
3: Sandstone with variable lithology and porosity
(Fig. 8)
0:02.994.10-0.07915.7612.52
5:53.494.43-0.05966.2313.25
10:104.044.78-0.04226.7013.98
15:154.625.13-0.02657.1614.72
20:205.245.50-0.01237.6315.45
25:255.905.880.00068.1016.18
30:306.606.280.01248.566.92
35:357.346.690.02329.0317.65
40:408.127.110.03329.5018.38
45:458.937.540.04249.9619.12
50:509.797.990.050910.4319.85
60:6011.628.920.066111.3621.32
70:7013.619.900.079412.3022.78
80:8015.7510.930.091113.2324.25
90:9018.0512.010.101514.1625.72
100:10020.5113.150.110715.1027.18




Kansas Geological Survey
Web version December 3, 2001
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