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Geophys. J. Int. (2008) 173, 577–592 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03748.x Crack density tensor inversion for analysis of changes in rock frame architecture Stephen A. Hall,1 J-Michael Kendall,2 Jamie Maddock3 and Quentin Fisher3 1Laboratoire 3S-R, CNRS/Grenoble Universities, Grenoble, France. E-mail: stephen.hall@hmg.inpg.fr 2Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, UK 3School of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, UK Accepted 2008 January 29. Received 2008 January 29; in original form 2006 December 15 S U M M A R Y This paper presents a development of the use of multi-axial ultrasonic data for the quantification of extrinsic, crack or grain-contact induced elastic anisotropy in core samples with applica- tion to a UKCS oil field. An approach for inversion of multi-axial velocity measurements is presented, which extends the previous work by Sayers (2002) for the determination of second- and fourth-order crack density tensors from inversion of multi-axial ultrasonic velocity data. The extensions to the inversion approach provide improved consideration of data uncertainties, by using all available P- and S-wave data and also permit the inclusion of an orthorhombic background anisotropy in the inversion [e.g. due to intrinsic lattice preferred orientation(LPO) effects]. The latter aspect leads to estimates of the extrinsic anisotropy, that is, the quanti- fied crack density tensors, that are ‘unpolluted’ by the effects of the intrinsic anisotropy, thus