Manika Prasad
Research Associate, Department of Geophysics
Mitchell Building, room B51
phone: (650) 723-8547
alt. phone (650) 723 0166 (lab)
fax: (650) 723-1188
email: manika.prasad@stanford.edu
URL: http://pangea.stanford.edu/~manika/manika.html
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
PDF files of most publications
available at: http://pangea.stanford.edu/~manika/manikapub.html)
Books
Papers
Expanded Abstracts
Submitted
In Preparation
Reports
Invited Talks
Conferences
1.
Prasad,
M., *Zimmer, M., Bonner, B., Berge, P., Measurement
of velocities and attenuation in shallow soils, to appear in Near-Surface
Geophysics Volume II: Case Histories, Soc. Expl. Geophys.,
2.
Du
Bernard, X., Prasad, M., Reinstaedtler, M.,
The effect of cementation on the seismic properties of sandstones: to appear
in Acoustical Imaging (pdf file)
3.
Marsaglia,
K. M., Fukusawa, H., Cornell, W. C., Skilbeck, C. G., Meyers, P. A., Prasad, M.,
Klaus, A., Eustatic Signals in Deep-Marine
Sedimentary Sequences Recovered at ODP Site 978, Alboran
Basin, Western Mediterranean Sea: to appear in Journal of Sedimentary
Research.
4.
Prasad,
M., 2003, Correlating Permeability with Velocity using Flow Zone
Indicators: Geophysics, v. 68, #1, 108 - 117. (The expanded abstract of this paper was ranked amongst the top 25 from
a total of 587 papers in the 1999 SEG Annual Meeting)
(pdf file)
5.
*Flodin, E., Prasad, M.,
and Aydin, A., 2003, Petrophysical
Constraints on Deformation Styles in Aztec Sandstone, Southern Nevada, USA, to
appear in Pure and Applied Geophysics, v. 160, #9, 1589 – 1610. (pdf file)
6.
*Vanorio, T., Prasad, M.,
Nur, A., 2003, Elastic Properties of Dry Clay
Mineral Aggregates and Clay – Water Suspensions: Geophys.
Jour. Intl., v. 155, #1, 319 – 326. (pdf
file)
7.
Diallo,
M., Prasad, M., Appel, E., 2003,
Comparison between experimental results and theoretical predictions of P-wave
velocity and attenuation at ultrasonic frequency, Wave Motion, 37, 1–16. (pdf
file)
8.
*Diaz,
E., Prasad, M., Mavko, G., Dvorkin,
J., 2003, Effect of glauconite on the elastic
properties, porosity, and permeability of reservoir rocks: The Leading Edge,
vol. 22, no. 1,
42-45. (pdf
file)
9.
Prasad,
M., 2002, Acoustic measurements in
sands at low effective pressure: Overpressure detection in sands: Geophysics,
v. 67, #2, 405 – 412. (pdf
file)
10. Prasad,
M., Reinstaedler, M., Nur,
A., Arnold, W., 2002, Quantitative acoustic microscopy: Applications to petrophysical studies of reservoir rocks: Acoustical
Imaging 25, Kluver Publications. (pdf
file)
11. *Vanorio, T., Prasad, M.,
Nur, A., Patella, D., 2002, Ultrasonic velocity measurements in volcanic rocks:
correlation with microtexture: Geophys.
Jour. Intl., v. 149, #1, 22 – 36. (pdf
file)
12. Prasad,
M., Kopycinska, M., Rabe,
U., and Arnold, W., 2002,
Measurement of Young’s modulus of clay minerals using Atomic Force Acoustic
Microscopy, GRL, Vol. 29, #8, 13-1 – 13-4. (pdf file)
13. *Zimmer,
M., Prasad, M., Mavko, G., 2002,
Pressure and porosity influences on Vp-Vs ratio in
unconsolidated sands: The Leading Edge, vol. 21, no. 2. (pdf
file)
14. Mukerji, T., Dutta, N., Prasad, M., and Dvorkin,
J., 2002, Seismic detection and estimation of overpressures Part I: The
rock physics basis: CSEG Recorder, v. 27, #7, 34-57.
15. Dutta, N., Mukerji, T., Prasad, M., and Dvorkin,
J., 2002, Seismic detection and estimation of overpressures Part II:
Field Applications: CSEG Recorder, v. 27, 58-73.
16. Prasad,
M., Dvorkin, J., 2001,
Velocity to porosity transforms in marine sediments: Petrophysics,
v. 42, #5, 429 – 437. (pdf
file)
17. Prasad,
M., 2001, Mapping
impedance microstructure in rocks with acoustic microscopy: The Leading Edge,
vol. 20, no. 2, 172-179.
18. Prasad,
M., Manghnani, M. H., Wang, Y., Zinin,
P., Livingstone, R. A., 2000,
Acoustic microscopy of Portland cement mortar aggregate/paste interfaces:
Journal of Materials Science, v. 35, 3607-3613. (pdf file)
19. Dvorkin, J., Prasad, M.,
20. Duerrast, H., Siegesmund, S., Prasad, M., 1999, Structural damage evaluation of natural building stones:
Potential and limitations of ultrasonic diagnosis (in German), Sonderbd.:
Marmor als Werk- and Denkmalgestein, Z. dt. geol. Ges., v. 150,
nr. 2, 359-374.
21.
22. Prasad,
M., Manghnani, M. H., 1997, Effects of pore and differential pressures on compressional wave velocity and quality factor on
23. Prasad,
M., Manghnani, M. H., Siegesmund,
S., 1994, Velocity and attenuation
characteristics of selected KTB core samples: Scientific Drilling, 4, 221-231.
24. Prasad,
M., Meissner, R., 1992, Attenuation mechanisms in sands:
Laboratory versus theoretical (Biot) data: Geophysics, v. 57, #5, 710-719. (pdf
file)
1.
Prasad,
M., Nur, A., Mavko, G., Dvorkin, J., 2001,
Acoustic properties of petroliferous liquids: Chapter 8 in Handbook Elastic Properties of Solids, Liquids, and Gases, Volume IV: Elastic Properties of Fluids:
Liquids and Gases, eds. Levy, Bass, and Stern, Academic Press.
2.
Prasad,
M., Nur, A., Mavko, G., Dvorkin, J., 2001,
Acoustic properties in rocks saturated with petroliferous liquids: Chapter 9 in
Handbook Elastic Properties of Solids,
Liquids, and Gases, Volume IV:
Elastic Properties of Fluids: Liquids and Gases, eds. Levy, Bass, and
Stern, Academic Press.
3.
Manghnani,
M. H., Prasad, M., Zinin, P. V., Wang, Y., Balogh, J., Deb, S. K., Lemor,
R., 2001, Characterization of
microstructure and interfacial properties of advanced ceramic composites by ultrasonics, scanning acoustic microscopy and Raman
spectroscopy: in Nondestructive Characterization of Materials, X, eds.
Green et al., Elsevier Science Ltd., New York.
4.
Singh, B. P., Prasad,
M., 1990, The Solid Earth: in
Pebbles on the Beach, A Course book for Adult Education, UBS Publishers,
Bombay, India.
Expanded
Abstracts (past three years)
1.
Prasad,
M., Nur, A., 2003, Velocity and attenuation
anisotropy in reservoir rocks: Expanded Abstracts of 2003 SEG Annual Meeting,
Paper RP 2.3
2.
Prasad,
M., Mukerji, T., 2003, Analysis of Microstructural Textures and Wave Propagation
Characteristics in Shales: Expanded Abstracts of 2003
SEG Annual Meeting, Paper RP 2.2.
3.
Prasad,
M., Olsen, C., Bilal, A., Fabricius,
4.
*Vega,
S., Prasad, M., Mavko, G., Nur,
A., 2003, Intrinsic and textural anisotropy in sands: Expanded Abstracts
of 2003 SEG Annual Meeting, Paper NSG 3.4.
5.
*Vega,
S., Mukerji, T., Prasad, M., Mavko, G., Nur, A., 2003,
Image analyses of textural anisotropy in sands: Expanded Abstracts of 2003 SEG
Annual Meeting, Paper NSG 3.1.
6.
Dvorkin,
J., Walls, J., Tutuncu, A., Prasad, M., Nur, A., Mese, A., 2003,
Rock Property Determination Using Digital Rock Physics: Expanded Abstracts of
2003 SEG Annual Meeting, Paper RP 2.5.
7.
Keehm,
Y., Mukerji, T., Prasad, M., Nur,
A., 2003, Permeability Prediction from Thin Sections using the
Lattice-Boltzmann Flow Simulation: Expanded Abstracts of 2003 SEG Annual
Meeting, Paper RP 2.7.
8.
Prasad,
M., *Zimmer, M., *Vega, S., Bryar,
T., 2003, Wave propagation studies in sediments, 2003 INRA Annual Meeting,
9.
*Zimmer,
M., Prasad, M., Mavko, G., 2002,
Velocity – Pressure trends in sands from ultrasonic P- and S-wave velocity
measurements: SAGEEP expanded abstract. This paper received the best student
paper award at the 2002 Annual SAGEEP convention.
10. Dutta, N. C., Zimmer, M., Prasad,
M., 2002, Rock Physics based Overpressure Detection: AAPG Expanded
Abstracts, AAPG Annual Convention, Houston.
11. Prasad,
M., 2002, Experimental Rock Physics: The Past and the Future: AAPG
Expanded Abstracts, AAPG Annual Convention,
12. *Diaz,
E., Prasad, M., Gutierrez, M. A., Dvorkin, J.,
Mavko, G., 2002, Effect of glauconite
on the elastic properties, porosity, and permeability of reservoir rocks: AAPG
Expanded Abstracts, AAPG Annual Convention, Houston. This
paper received the best student paper award at the 2002 Annual AAPG convention.
13. *Zimmer,
M., Prasad, M., Mavko, G., 2002,
Empirical velocity – pressure and porosity – pressure trends in unconsolidated
sands: Expanded Abstracts of 2002 SEG Annual Meeting.
14. *Diaz,
E., Prasad, M., Dvorkin, J., Guiterrez, M., and Nur, A., 2001, Rock Physics of Glauconite and Glauconitic Sandstone Reservoirs: AAPG
Expanded Abstracts, Annual Convention,
15. Prasad,
M., Nur, A., 2001,
Impedance Microstructure of Kerogen in Organic Rich Shales: AAPG Expanded Abstracts, Annual Convention,
16. Prasad, M., 1999, Correlating Permeability with Velocity using Flow Zone
Indicators: Expanded Abstracts of 1999 SEG Annual Meeting. This paper was ranked amongst the top 25 from a total of 587 papers in
the 1999 SEG Annual Meeting
17. Manghnani, M., Prasad, M., et al., 1999, Characterization of microsctructure
and interfacial properties of advanced ceramic composites using scanning
acoustic microscopy: IEEE conference on Non-Destructive
18. Prasad, M., 1998, Empirical Trends in velocity and quality factor properties of
reservoir rocks: Expanded Abstracts of 1998 SEG Annual Meeting.
19. Prasad, M., 1997, Applications of acoustic microscopy to petrophysical
studies of reservoir rocks: Expanded Abstracts of 1997 SEG Annual Meeting.
20. Mukerji, T., Prasad, M., Mavko,
G., Manghnani, M.H., 1997, Velocity dispersion: Evaluating fluid and fast path effects
from ultrasonic data and scanning acoustic microscope images: Expanded
Abstracts of 1997 SEG Annual Meeting.
21.
22. Prasad, M., Manghnani,
M. H., 1996, Velocity and impedance microstructural anisotropy in reservoir rocks: Expanded
Abstracts of 1996 SEG Annual Meeting.
1.
*Vanorio, T., Prasad, M.,
Nur, A., Patella, D., Rock physics constrained
modeling of Campi Flegrei,
to GJI
2.
Prasad,
M., Burkhard, D. J. M., Scanning acoustic microscopy
of basaltic glasses: submitted to GRL.
3.
Fu, S. S., Tao, C., Prasad,
M., Wilkens, R. H., Frazer, N., Compressional
wave velocity and attenuation in carbonate sands, Waikiki, Hawaii: JASA (in
review).
In Preparation:
·
Prasad,
M., Nur, A., Seismic history of the Harappan
civilization with special reference to the Bhuj
earthquake for Nature.
·
Prasad,
M., and Nur, A., Impedance microstructure and rock
physics properties of kerogen-rich shales as a function of maturation, for AAPG Bulletin.
·
Prasad,
M., Manghnani, M. H., Nur,
A., Elastic and anelastic anisotropy in selected chalks and limestones:
for Geophysics.
·
Prasad,
M., and Nur, A., Acoustic and depositional properties
of fluviatile sandstones: for GJI.
·
*Vega, S., Prasad, M., Mavko,
G., Stress-induced velocity anisotropy in sands for GRL.
·
*Diaz, E., Prasad, M., Dvorkin,
J., Mavko, G., Effect of glauconite
on the elastic properties, porosity, and permeability of reservoir rocks for
the AAPG Bulletin.
Reports (past three years):
·
2000:
Petrophysical measurements of porosity, permeability,
and velocity under elevated pressures and their rock physics relations in the
·
2000:
Petrophysical measurements of porosity, permeability,
and velocity under elevated pressures and their rock physics relations in the Apiay formations. Final Report: For Ecopetrol.
·
1997:
Final report on the petrophysical and transport
properties of sandstones from the DRC oilfields: To Daqing
Oil Company
·
1994-96:
Rock physics and microstructural studies of carbonate
rocks: To Amoco and Phillips Oil Company.
·
1990:
Attenuation and velocity measurements on sands with theoretical considerations
of contact radius effects on it: Application of the absorption of seismic waves
in hydrocarbon exploration, Industry consortium on “Attenuation of Seismic
Waves”: DGMK-Project 386, DGMK,
Invited
Talks (past three years):
·
2003:
Improved lithology interpretation of well logs based
on acoustic waveforms calibrated by laboratory measurements: Geological Survey
of Denmark,
·
2003:
Principal Component Analyses of Well logs in Carbonates from the
·
2003:
Scanning Acoustic and Atomic Force Acoustic Microscopy: Principles and
Applications: Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic
Research,
·
2003:
Seismic (elastic) properties of sediments: Indian
·
2002:
Elastic modulus of Clay minerals: Heiland
Distinguished lecture: Colorado School of Mines
·
2001:
Atomic Force Acoustic Microscopy and Scanning Acoustic Microscopy of Rocks:
Physics Department,
·
2001:
Current topics in rock physics: Geosciences Department,
·
2001:
Applications of Atomic Force Acoustic Microscopy and Scanning Acoustic
Microscopy to Rock Physics: IzfP,
·
2001:
Tectonic activity in the Harappan civilization, Joint NSF-DST symposium on the seismotectonics of the Bhuj
earthquake held in
·
2000:
Linking Impedance Microstructure to Seismic Properties: New Trends in Rock
Physics for Reservoir Characterization: Chevron Petroleum Technology Company,
San Ramon
·
2000:
Current topics in Rock Physics for the Oil Industry: Oil and Natural Gas
Commission,
Conference
Organization (past three years):
·
AGU
2003 Fall Meeting: “Characterization and monitoring of subsurface parameters
and properties in the laboratory”.
·
AAPG
2002: “ Rock Physics: The Missing Link between
Geology, Geophysics, and Production”.
·
AGU
2002 Fall Meeting: “Geophysical properties of soils at near-surface
conditions”.
·
AGU
2001 Fall Meeting: “Measurements and Modeling of Marine Sediments”.
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