terms:stoneley_wave
A boundary acoustic wave as a liquid-solid interface (i.e., formation wall at the borehole) resulting from the interaction of the compressional wave in the liquid and the shear wave in the solid. By definition, the Stoneley wave must have a wavelength smaller than the borehole diameter. Particle motion in the solid wall will be elliptical and retrograde similar to a Rayleigh wave. The velocity of the Stoneley wave will be less than that of the compressional wave in fluid or the shear wave in the solid. See also tube wave.
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