Geophysics call for papers: Multiphysics borehole geophysical measurements, formation evaluation, petrophysics, and rock physicsSEG invites papers on the topic of "Multiphysics borehole geophysical measurements, formation evaluation, petrophysics, and rock physics" for publication in the May-June 2012 special section or supplement of Geophysics. The goal of this special Geophysics issue is to showcase emerging trends in the acquisition, processing, and interpretation of borehole and cross-borehole geophysical measurements, with emphasis on multiphysics and multiscale applications that integrate geologic information, petrophysical properties, rock physics, and core measurements. We hope that this issue will become a technical reference for contemporary applications and that it will set trends for future work. Borehole geophysical measurements and crosshole tomography are routinely acquired to appraise, produce, and monitor subsurface resources, including fossil fuels, minerals, and water. They also are used in shallow reconnaissance projects, for civil-engineering studies, and for soil characterization and remediation, to cite a few salient applications. Wells usually contain the most dense and diverse types of information concerning geology, petrophysics, and rock physics when assessing subsurface resources, but they also are much localized and could be affected by a number of drilling environmental conditions. During the last decade, borehole and crosshole geophysical measurements have experienced significant developments in their acquisition, processing, and interpretation. Logging-while-drilling measurements now are commonplace in the hydrocarbon industry. New-generation well logs such as magnetic resonance, triaxial induction, and multisource sonic waveforms routinely are being integrated in the interpretation of rock properties, especially anisotropic properties. Borehole geophysical measurements no longer can be viewed in isolation but rather as representing an important component of the quantitative description of petrophysical and rock physical properties under a geologic framework. The advent of pore-scale interpretation together with modern core measurement procedures also makes it necessary that borehole measurements be seamlessly integrated across scales to jointly honor space and time physical phenomena underwent by rocks. Relatively recent entries to this endeavor are the petrophysical and geophysical appraisal/monitoring of subsurface CO2 sequestration, and the petrophysical/rock physics characterization of hydrocarbon-bearing shale. It is expected that future interpretation challenges in borehole geophysics will consistently require the solid quantitative integration of measurements across disciplines and physical scales in formation-evaluation and rock-physics studies. For this special issue, Geophysics invites papers describing the theory, application, and combined benefits of multiphysics borehole and cross-borehole geophysical measurements, formation evaluation, petrophysics, and rock physics. We also encourage the submission of papers that highlight case studies and thereby emphasize practical aspects and illustrate potential pitfalls, problems, and limitations of the applied techniques. Interested authors should submit their manuscripts for review no later than 31 July 2011. In addition, the special section/supplement editors would like to receive a provisional title and list of authors as soon as possible. Authors should submit via the normal online submission system for Geophysics (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/geophysics) and indicate that it is a contribution for this special section or issue. The submitted papers will be subject to the regular peer-review process, and the contributing authors also are expected to participate in the review process as reviewers. We will work according to the following timeline:
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