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VARGAS-MELEZA, L  e  VALLE-MOLINA, C.. Advances and Applications of Rock Physics for Hydrocarbon Exploration. Ing. invest. y tecnol. [online]. 2012, vol.13, n.4, pp.439-450. ISSN 2594-0732.

Integration of the geological and geophysical information with different scale and features is the key point to establish relationships between petrophysical and elastic characteristics of the rocks in the reservoir. It is very important to present the fundamentals and current methodologies of the rock physics analyses applied to hydrocarbons exploration among engineers and Mexican students. This work represents an effort to capacitate personnel of oil exploration through the revision of the subjects of rock physics. The main aim is to show updated improvements and applications of rock physics into seismology for exploration. Most of the methodologies presented in this document are related to the study the physical and geological mechanisms that impact on the elastic properties of the rock reservoirs based on rock specimens characterization and geophysical borehole information. Predictions of the rock properties (litology, porosity, fluid in the voids) can be performed using 3D seismic data that shall be properly calibrated with experimental measurements in rock cores and seismic well log data.

Palavras-chave : rock physics; dynamic rock specimens characterization; exploration seismology; geophysical engineering; oil exploration.