Abstract: Subsalt Full-tensor Electromagnetic Inversion in the Red Sea, by D. Colombo, G. McNeice, and D. Rovetta, #90188 (2014)

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The Significance of the Catalina Schist in the History of the Southern California Borderland

J. P. Platt

Pacific Section of AAPG

... that the present exposure level is near the top of the metamorphic complex: that is, the overburden consisted largely of rocks other than Catalina Schist...

EXTENDED ABSTRACT: Petroleum implications of sill intrusions: Emplacement of magma in sedimentary basins; #90022 (2002)

Sverre Planke, Anders Malthe-Sørenssen, Henrik Svensen, Torfinn Rasmussen, Bjørn Jamtveit, Reidun Myklebust

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... complex geometries. The intrusions generally mimic the basin structure. Planar, transgressive sheets are common near the flanks of the basin, whereas...

Evolution of Gulf of Mexico Shelf Domes

New Orleans Geological Society

... time in the same model, complex patterns of faulting and salt flow structuring can be obtained as shown in Figure ILF 2. Figure ILF 2. Vertical cross...

Integrated Gravity Modeling of Salt Feature in the Mississippi Salt Basin

Rhonda L. Schenk , John J. Morris , Stuart A. Hall

GCAGS Transactions

... by the symmetrical anticline model. A study utilizing an integrated approach to test the viability of a more complex salt ridge model was conducted to aid...

Tectono-Stratigraphic Development of Ramp Syncline Basins

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2D Survey Earth Model Building and Depth Imaging Using 3D Grid-Based Tomography Technology

Eric Pearson, Suyang Chen

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... direction). In this area, the geologic structure and associated seismic velocity model are extremely complex. In order to achieve the best possible...

Rapid Multiple-Scenario Depth Structure Risk Analysis Case Study in Cuulong Basin, Vietnam

Nguyen Nam, Hong Shien Lee

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... program. Applying vertical stretch depth conversion is accurate method as the overburden structure is not complex and the horizons are relatively...

Full Waveform Inversion: Early Start of Model Building Process to Resolve the Complex near Surface Model in the Exmouth Sub-Basin, North West Shelf Australia

Lianping Zhang, Haryo Trihutomo, Yuelian Gong, BeeJik Lim, Alexander Karvelas

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... in the complex overburden. This allows a more accurate starting model for subsequent CIP tomography which suffered from a lack of offset or angle...

The Origin and Development of Graben Structures Associated with Salt Domes

John B. Currie

Tulsa Geological Society

... title is herein approached in part by the use of a model. In the interpretation of a geologic structure certain inferences are made as to direction...

Reservoir Description by Interferometric Imaging of VSP Data in Transition Zones

Thomas Radford, Martin Karrenbach, Ferry Yustiana, Willi Brianno, Dhea Wachju

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... a certain time frame. During data processing, one either can try to estimate all the complex overburden effects, or one can try to employ processing...

Reservoir Monitoring Technology Part V: Linking Seismic Response to Geomechanics

Tron Kristiansen, Olav Barkved, Martin Landrø, Lasse Amundsen

GEO ExPro Magazine

... is dependent on the reservoir temperature. © BP A fit for purpose rock constitutive model is needed to capture the implications of these complex processes...

Using finite dipole lengths in complete earth 3D MT modelling

Wolfgang Soyer, Federico Miorelli, Randall Mackie

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... with this distortion model, and may therefore be absorbed into estimated distortion parameters within such joint 3D structure/distortion parameter inversions...

High-End Model Building Techniques for Revealing a Pre-Carbonate Reservoir Offshore East Natuna Basin, Indonesia

Jun Wang, Yonghe Guo, Yitao Chen, Muhammad Nauvall Juliansyah, Nick Crabtree

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... that correlates with both the thick carbonate overburden and the pre-carbonate reservoir. To further improve the velocity model beyond the diving-wave penetration...

Chapter 14 (Case Histories of Three-Dimensional Seismic Surveys)—Case History 4: 3-D Seismic Interpretation of an Upper Permian Gas Field in Northwest Germany

H. E. C. Swanenberg, F. X. Fuehrer

AAPG Special Volumes

... has proved significantly more potential than originally assumed in this area of complex structure and facies. Total reserves are currently estimated...

Abstract: Towards an Understanding of the Development of Salt-Related Overburden Structures in the Southern North Sea Basin, U.K.

Robert J. Hooper, John Colleran, and Carol Gunn

Houston Geological Society Bulletin

...Abstract: Towards an Understanding of the Development of Salt-Related Overburden Structures in the Southern North Sea Basin, U.K. Robert J. Hooper...

A Pore Pressure Model In A Centrifugal Hydrodynamic Paleocene Basin.

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Abstract: Application of Viscoacoustic Full Waveform Inversion to Shallow-Water, Shallow-Gas Data; #90246 (2016)

Xin Cheng, Ronan Petton, Ian Anstey, Wai-Leong Lai, Denes Vigh, Gavin Menzel-Jones

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... Schlumberger Total E&P 2 Abstract Successful imaging in geological environments with shallow gas infused overburden anomalies requires an Earth model...

Depth Imaging Seismic Data to Help Delineate Gas Reservoirs in Southwest Wyoming

Alvin K. Benson

Wyoming Geological Association

... available from nearby wells. The methods are essential for clarifying structure beneath complex overburden to help delineate and assess subsurface traps...

Radial Faulting Above Salt-Diapir Overhangs: Natural Example, and Physical and Kinematic Models

Bruno C. Vendeville, Khaled Fouad, Paul R. Knox

GCAGS Transactions

... inflation lasted longer in experiments where the overburden roof was less dense than salt. We designed a 3-D kinematic model quantifying the amount...

Composition of seismic facies: A case study

Stale Emil Johansen

AAPG Bulletin

... to the reservoir model. Effects from overburden and processing dominated, and the low-frequency content of the seismic section complicated the seismic...

Models of Growth Faults: Unit 9: Principles

Martin P. A. Jackson, William E. Galloway

AAPG Special Volumes

... shale. Assessing the validity of this model is therefore complex, requiring a knowledge of the burial history and distribution of facies in each case...

Success Factors for Effective Subsurface Imaging of Overthrust Belt Legacy Seismic Data

Walt Ritchie and Mihai Popovici

Search and Discovery.com

... changed industry’s perspective on subsurface imaging of seismic data in areas of complex geology. By defining an accurate interval velocity model and 3-D...

Three-Dimensional Geologic Block Modeling Of The Kutcho Creek Massive Sulfide Deposit, British Columbia: Chapter 15

David E. Hamilton, Robert S. Didur

AAPG Special Volumes

...). Lindsay, J. F., 1992, Three-dimensional geologic block model of a polar fan-delta complex, Canning River, North Slope, Alaska, (this volume). Walters...

Integrating Multi-Disciplinary Data for Building Fit-for-Purpose 3D Mechanical Earth Model

Peter G. Boothby, Ratih Puspitasari, Sanjay Thakur, Zachariah John Pallikathekathil, Chris Walton

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... (Fig. 1) included (a) data audit and review, (b) construction of 3D geomechanical model, (c) seismic pore pressure prediction for the overburden shales...