Geophysikalisches Institut der Universität Karlsruhe
UKA   University of Karlsruhe | Geophysical Institute | Rock Physics Working Group    DE

Publications

Articles in refereed journals

Velocity-saturation relation for partially saturated rocks with fractal pore fluid distribution,
Müller, T. M., J. Toms-Stewart, and F. Wenzlau,
Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L09306, doi:10.1029/2007GL033074 (2008)

Fluid substitution, dispersion and attenuation in fractured and porous reservoirs—insights from new rock physics models,
Gurevich, B., Galvin, R. J., Brajanovski, M., Müller, T. M., Lambert, G.,
The Leading Edge 26, 1162–1168, doi:10.1190/1.2780787 (2007)

Seismic attenuation in porous rocks with random patchy saturation,
Toms, J., Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
Geophysical Prospecting 55, 671-678, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2478.2007.00644.x (2007)

Dynamic permeability of porous rocks and its seismic signatures,
Müller, T. M., Lambert, G., Gurevich, B.,
Geophysics, 72, E149-E158 (2007)

Seismic attenuation due to wave-induced flow: Why Q in random structures scales differently,
Müller, T.M., and Rothert, E.
Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L16305, doi:10.1029/2006GL026789. (2006)

Characteristic frequencies of seismic attenuation due to wave-induced fluid flow in fractured porous media.
Brajanovski, M., Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
Geophys. J. Int. 166, 574–578. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03068.x (2006)

Spatiotemporal pore pressure evolution due to fluid-mass point sources in dynamic poroelasticity
Müller, T.M.
Geophys. J. Int. 165, 906–912, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02956.x (2006)

Comparative review of theoretical models for elastic wave attenuation and dispersion in partially saturated rocks
Toms, J., Müller, T.M., Ciz, R., Gurevich, B.
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2006.01.008 (2006)

Effective hydraulic conductivity and diffusivity of randomly heterogeneous porous solids with compressible constituents
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
Applied Physics Letters 88, 121924 (2006)

Wave-induced fluid flow in random porous media: Attenuation and dispersion of elastic waves
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 117 (5), 2732–2741 (2005)

A first-order smoothing approximation for the coherent wave field in random porous media
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 117 (4), 1796–1805 (2005)

Estimating statistical parameters of an elastic random medium from traveltime fluctuations of refracted waves
Kravtsov, Yu.A., Kaslilar, A., Shapiro, S.A., Buske, S., Müller, T.M.,
Waves in Random and Complex Media 15 (1), 43–60 (2005)

Scattering attenuation in randomly layered structures with finite lateral extent: A hybrid Q model
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A.,
Geophysics 69, 1530–1534 (2004)

One-dimensional random patchy saturation model for velocity and attenuation in porous rocks
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
Geophysics 69, 1166–1172 (2004)

Amplitude corrections for randomly distributed heterogeneities above a target reflector
Sick, C.M.A., Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A., Buske, S.,
Geophysics 68, 1497–1502 (2003)

Amplitude fluctuations due to diffraction and refraction in anisotropic random media: implications for seismic scattering attenuation estimates
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A.,
Geophys. J. Int. 155, 139–148 (2003)

Statistical properties of reflection traveltimes in 3-D randomly inhomogeneous and anisomeric media
Kravtsov, Yu.A. , Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A., Buske, S.
Geophys. J. Int. 154, 841–851 (2003)

Most probable ballistic waves in random media: a weak-fluctuation approximation and numerical results
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A., Sick, C.M.A,
Waves Random Media 12, 223–245 (2002)

True amplitude migration in the presence of a statistically heterogeneous overburden
Buske, S., Müller, T.M., Sick, C.M.A., Shapiro, S.A., Yoon, M.,
J. Seismic Exploration 10, 31–40 (2001)

Seismic scattering attenuation estimates for the German KTB area derived from well-log statistics
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A.,
Geophys. Res. Lett. 28, 3761–3764 (2001)

Most probable seismic pulses in single realizations of 2-d and 3-d random media
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A.,
Geophys. J. Int. 144, 83–95 (2001)

An approach to upscaling for seismic waves in statistically isotropic heterogeneous elastic media,
Gold, N., Shapiro, S.A., Bojinski, S., Müller, T.M.,
Geophysics 65, 1837–1850 (2000)

Seismic signatures of permeability in heterogeneous porous media,
Shapiro, S.A., Müller, T.M.,
Geophysics 64, 99–103 (1999)

Dynamic poroelasticity of thinly layered structures,
Gelinsky, S., Shapiro, S.A., Müller, T., Gurevich, B.,
Int. J. Solids Structures 35, 4739–4751 (1998)

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Conference Proceedings

Efficient Seismic Modelling Using Finite Differences and Ray Tracing
J. Miksat, T.M. Müller
70th EAGE Conference, Rome, Extendended Abstracts, Seismic Modelling II/Computer Science, P053 (2008)

Microseismic Signatures of Nonlinear Pore Pressure Diffusion
N. Hummel, T.M. Müller
70th EAGE Conference, Rome, Extendended Abstracts, Passive Seismics, P022 (2008)

Towards 3D Spatio-temporal Pore Pressure Stress Coupling Prediction in Reservoirs
J.B. Altmann, B. Müller, M. Tingay, O. Heidbach, T.M. Müller
70th EAGE Conference, Rome, Extendended Abstracts, CO2 Sequestration/Acid Gas, P014 (2008)

Modelling Effective Elastic Properties of Fractured and Partially-saturated Rocks
F. Wenzlau, T.M. Müller
70th EAGE Conference, Rome, Extendended Abstracts, Rock Physics I, I040 (2008)

Nonlinear Pore Pressure Diffusion and Associated Microseismicity in Rocks with Pressure-dependent Permeability
T.M. Müller, N. Hummel
70th EAGE Conference, Rome, Extendended Abstracts, Passive Seismics, B042 (2008)

Inertial and diffusive pore pressure fields in porous media
Wenzlau, F.,
Euro-conference of "Rock Physics and Geomechanics" on natural hazards: thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in rocks, Erice, Italy (2007)
An abstract and a poster [1.5MB] are available.

Strong dispersion and attenuation of P-waves in a partially saturated fractured reservoir
Brajanovski, M, Müller, T.M., Parra, J.O.,
77th SEG Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Extended Abstracts pp. 1407-1411, RC 2.1 (2007)

Velocity-saturation relation for partially saturated rocks with fractal pore fluid distribution
Müller, T.M., Toms, Julianna,
77th SEG Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Extended Abstracts pp. 1624-1628, RP 3.5 (2007)

High-contrast finite-differences modeling in heterogeneous poroelastic media
Krzikalla, F., Müller, T.M.,
77th SEG Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Extended Abstracts pp. 2030-2034, SM 2.9 (2007)

Biot's slow P-wave behavior at a plane interface
Müller, T.M., Krzikalla, F.,
77th SEG Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Extended Abstracts pp. 1720-1724, RP P1.8 (2007)

Frequency-dependence of seismic attenuation mechanisms
Müller, T.M.,
3rd Rainbow in the Earth workshop, Edinburgh (2007)

A rock physics model for fractured and patchy-saturated reservoirs
Brajanovski, M, Müller, T.M., Parra, J.O., EAGE/SEG 2007 Research Workshop on Fractured Reservoirs, Integrating Geosciences for Fractured Reservoirs Description (2007)

Simulation of wave propagation in poroelastic structures using a modified finite-difference scheme
Krzikalla, F., Müller, T.M.,
69th EAGE Conference, London, Extendended Abstracts, P327 (2007),
cid:part1.04020009.06010609@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de
See also the posters on theory [0.9MB] and examples [0.6MB]

Characterization of fractured reservoirs using seismic wave attenuation
Brajanovski, M., Müller, T.M.,
69th EAGE Conference, London, Extendended Abstracts, P307 (2007),
cid:part1.04020009.06010609@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de

Velocity-saturation relation for rocks with fractal distribution of the pore fluids
Müller, T.M., Toms, J., Quiroga Goode, G.,
69th EAGE Conference, London, Extendend Abstracts, F020 (2007),
cid:part1.04020009.06010609@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de

Acoustics of random patchy saturation
Toms, J,, Gurevich, B., Müller, T.M., Johnson, D.L.,
69th EAGE Conference, London, Extendended Abstracts, B048 (2007),
cid:part1.04020009.06010609@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de

Modelling P-Wave Velocities from X-Ray Tomographic Images of Partially Saturated Porous Rock
Toms, J., Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
69th EAGE Conference, London, Extendended Abstracts, F021 (2007),
cid:part1.04020009.06010609@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de

Giant wave attenuation in partially saturated fractured rocks
V. Polisky, T. M. Müller* and M. Brajanovski
Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, Aachen, SM (2007)

Characteristic frequencies of seismic attenuation in fractured porous media
T. M. Müller* and M. Brajanovski
Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, Aachen, SM (2007)

Seismic signatures of partially saturated rocks with fractal pore fluid distribution
T. M. Müller* and J. Toms
Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, Aachen, SM (2007)

Analytische Abschätzungen der Streudämpfung in zufallsverteilten Medien
T. Xia*, F. Krzikalla and T. M. Müller
Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, Aachen, Poster (2.5 MB) (2007)

Parallel computation of pore pressure fields in poroelastic media
F. Krzikalla* and T. M. Müller
Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, Aachen, Poster (1.3 MB) (2007)

Effective fluid transport properties of deformable rocks
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
76th SEG Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Extendend Abstracts, RP 1.2 (2006)

Crossover frequencies of seismic attenuation in fractured porous rocks
Brajanovski, M. , Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
76th SEG Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Extendend Abstracts, RC P1.1 (2006)

Effective diffusivity of heterogeneous porous rocks
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
68th EAGE Conference, Vienna, Extendend Abstracts, P042 (2006),
cid:part1.09050901.04090102@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de

Fracture related cross-over frequencies of seismic attenuation in porous rocks
Brajanovski, M. , Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
68th EAGE Conference, Vienna, Extendend Abstracts, P143 (2006),
cid:part6.07050809.03000706@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de

Radiation characteristics of seismic waves in poroelastic structures
Karpfinger, F., Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
68th EAGE Conference, Vienna, Extendend Abstracts, P028 (2006),
cid:part2.05020406.02000100@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de

Seismic wave attenuation and dispersion in patchy-saturated rocks: Numerical experiments
Krzikalla, F., Müller, T.M., Hardy, B., Gurevich, B.,
68th EAGE Conference, Vienna, Extendend Abstracts, E038 (2006),
cid:part3.05050202.08050309@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de

Dynamic permeability of thin layered media: theory vs numerical simulations
Müller, T.M., Lambert, G., Gurevich, B.,
68th EAGE Conference, Vienna, Extendend Abstracts, P144 (2006),
cid:part4.00010301.07050501@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de

Attenuation and dispersion in partially saturated rock: random vs periodic models
Toms, J., Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B., Johnson, D. L.,
68th EAGE Conference, Vienna, Extendend Abstracts, E039 (2006),
cid:part5.01060407.09010200@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de

Scattering attenuation of seismic waves in anisotropic random media
Krzikalla, F., Müller, T.M.,
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Bremen, A13 (2006)

Impulse responses of seismic waves in poroelastic media
Karpfinger, F., Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Bremen, B42 (2006)

Fracture related cross-over frequencies of seismic attenuation in porous rocks
Brajanovski, M. , Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Bremen, B43 (2006)

Effective conductivity of randomly heterogeneous porous solids
Müller, T.M.,
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Bremen, C27 (2006)

Dynamic permeability of random porous rocks and its seismic signatures
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B., Lambert, G.,
75th Ann. Mtg. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Houston, Extended Abstracts, RP 1.8 (2005)

Radiation patterns of seismic waves in poroelastic media
Karpfinger, F., Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
75th Ann. Mtg. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Houston, Extended Abstracts, SM P1.4 (2005)

3D random patchy saturation model for velocity and attenuation in porous rocks
Toms, J., Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
75th Ann. Mtg. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Houston, Extended Abstracts, SM 1.1 (2005)

Seismic signatures of permeability fluctuations in porous rocks
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
67th EAGE Conference, Madrid, Extendend Abstracts, G027 (2005)

Attenuation and dispersion of compressional elastic waves due to wave-induced flow in random porous media
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
Proceedings of 3rd Biot Conference on Poromechanics, 189–194 (2005)

Seismic attenuation and dispersion due to wave-induced flow in 3-D inhomogeneous porous rocks
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
74th Ann. Mtg. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Denver, Extended Abstracts, RP2.1 (2004)

Seismic signatures of wave-induced fluid flow in inhomogeneous porous rocks
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
Euro-Conference on Rock Physics and Geomechanics, Abstract book, P67 (2004)

Attenuation and dispersion in partially saturated porous rocks: Theory and numerical simulation
Müller, T.M., Hardy, B., Gurevich, B.,
Preview, 112, 15 (2004)

Numerical study on seismic wave attenuation and velocity dispersion in rocks with patchy saturation
Hardy, B., Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
ASEG 17th Geophysical Conference and Exhibition, Sydney, Extended Abstracts (2004)

Attenuation and Dispersion of Seismic Waves in 3-D Randomly Inhomogeneous, Porous Rocks
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
66th EAGE Conference, Paris, Extended Abstracts, H033 (2004)

Random patchy saturation
Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Berlin, S1B (2004)

Seismic signatures of patchy saturation: Numerical experiments in periodic media
Hardy, B., Müller, T.M., Gurevich, B.,
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Berlin, S1C (2004)

Saturation of the velocity shift
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A.,
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Berlin, SM08 (2004)

1D random patchy saturation model for velocity and attenuation in porous rocks
Gurevich, B., Müller, T.M., Brajanovski, M.,
73rd Ann. Mtg. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Dallas, Extended Abstracts, RP1.7 (2003)

Seismic signatures of patchy saturation in poroelastic structures
Gurevich, B., Müller, T.M.,
SEG Int. Conference and Exhibition, Moscow, 1-4 September, Extended Abstracts (2003)

Quantifying seismic scattering attenuation in the (un-)saturated wavefield fluctuation regime
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A.,
65th EAGE Conference, Stavanger, Extended Abstracts, P217 (2003)

A hybrid scattering Q model for randomly layered structures with finite lateral extent
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A. and Sick, C.M.A.,
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Jena, SM02 (2003)

Estimates of elastic medium statistical parameters from traveltime of refracted waves
Kravtsov, Yu.A., Kaslilar, A., Shapiro, S.A., Buske, S. and Müller, T.M.,
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Jena, SM05 (2003)

A hybrid scattering Q model for randomly layered structures with finite lateral extent.
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A. and Sick, C.M.A.,
27th International Symposium on Acoustical Imaging, Saarbrcken (Germany), PSI.2 (2003)

A hybrid scattering Q model for randomly layered structures with finite lateral extent
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A., Sick, C.M.A,
72nd Ann. Mtg. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Salt Lake City, Extended Abstracts, ST03 (2002)

Frequency and travel-distance characteristics of scattering attenuation observed from seismic primaries
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A., Sick, C.M.A,
64th EAGE Conference, Florence, Extended Abstracts, C028 (2002)

Amplitude fluctuations due to diffraction and refraction in anisotropic random media:
Implications for seismic scattering attenuation estimates

Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A.,
ICDP Kolloquium, Potsdam, 1–4 (2002)

True amplitude migration in the presence of a statistically heterogeneous overburden
Buske, S., Müller, T.M., Sick, C., Shapiro, S.A. and Yoon, M.,
71st Ann. Mtg. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, San Antonio, Extended Abstracts, MOD 3.8 (2001)

Parallel Finite-Difference modeling of seismic wave scattering in 3-D elastic random media
Bohlen, T., Müller, T.M., Milkereit, B.,
71st Ann. Mtg. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, San Antonio, Extended Abstracts, MOD 1.5 (2001)

A new model of scattering attenuation– Theory and application
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A.,
63rd EAGE Conference, Amsterdam, Extended Abstracts, N017 (2001)

A new model of scattering attenuation and its application
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A.,
ICDP Kolloquium, Bochum, 129–131 (2001)

Untersuchungen zum Einfluss von Streuung bei der Migration tiefenseismischer Daten
Buske, S., Müller, T.M., Sick, C., Yoon, M., Shapiro, S.A.,
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Frankfurt a. M., SM17 (2001)

Streuung teleseismischer Wellen in der Lithosphäre: eine Sensitivitätsstudie
Krüger, O., Rothert, E., Müller, T.M., Saenger, E.H. and Ritter, J.R.R,
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Frankfurt a. M., SOP27 (2001)

Abschätzung der Streudämpfung im KTB Umfeld
Müller, T.M. and Shapiro, S.A.,
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Frankfurt a. M., SM15 (2001)

AVO Korrektur für zufallsverteilte Heterogenitäten oberhalb eines Reflektors
Müller, T.M. and Shapiro, S.A.,
Annual meeting of the German Geophysical Society, Frankfurt a. M., SM16 (2001)

Green's function construction for 2-D and 3-D random media
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A.,
69th Ann. Mtg. Society of Exploration Geophysicists , Houston, Extended Abstracts, 1797–1800 (1999)

Green's function for random media
Müller, T.M., Shapiro, S.A.,
4th Int. Conf. on Theoretical and Computational Acoustics, Trieste, Bollettino di Geofisica 40, 1, 62 (1999)

Optimal smoothing in heterogeneous elastic isotropic media
Gold, N., Shapiro, S.A. and Müller, T.M.,
68th Ann. Mtg. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, New Orleans, Extended Abstracts, 1788-1791 (1998)

Upscaling for seismic waves in heterogeneous elastic isotropic media
Müller, T.M., Gold, N., Shapiro, S.A.,
60th EAGE Conference, Leipzig, Extended Abstracts, 5–40 (1998)

Seismic signatures of disorder and transport properties in porous rocks
Shapiro, S.A., Müller, T.M.,
67th Ann. Mtg. Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Dallas, Expanded Abstracts, 1005–1008 (1997)

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Theses

Modelling and interpretation of microseismic signatures related to nonlinear pore pressure diffusion in porous media
N. Hummel
Diploma thesis, Universität Karlsruhe (2008) [pdf, 7.0MB]

Green's functions and seismic wave radiation in poroelastic continua
Karpfinger, F.,
Diploma thesis, FU Berlin (2006)  [pdf, 1.9MB]

Effects of fractures on seismic waves in poroelastic formations
Brajanovski, M.
Ph. D. thesis, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia (2004)  [pdf, 1.2MB]

Seismic pulse propagation in statistically heterogeneous geological structures
Müller, T.M.,
Ph. D. thesis, Freie Universität Berlin (2001) [pdf, 43.2MB]

Modeling of seismic attenuation and velocity dispersion in thinly layered porous sediments
Müller, T.M.,
Diploma thesis, Universität Karlsruhe (1997) [pdf, 2.0MB]

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