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At various fixed overburden pressures and temperatures,
Vp decreases 3-9% fairly linearly
as pore pressure increases from 100 psia to 400 psia in saturated samples.
This is due to grain matrix elasticity alone, not to any phase change in the
pore fluid.
Stanford Exploration Project
11/12/1997