INTEGRATING SEISMIC, GRAVITY AND AEROMAGNETIC DATA IN THE STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION OF THE MERLINLEIGH SUB-BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

1997 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 205
Author(s):  
A. J. Mory ◽  
R. P. lasky
Keyword(s):  
Potential Field ◽  
Gravity Data ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Late Carboniferous ◽  
Petroleum Exploration ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Aeromagnetic Data ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Potential Field Data

The southern Merlinleigh Sub-basin is a frontier area for petroleum exploration within the onshore Southern Carnarvon Basin, with limited seismic coverage and only two deep exploration wells. High resolution aeromag- netic and semi-detailed gravity data acquired in 1995 provide relatively low cost structural inf ormation"comple- mentary to the regional seismic coverage.Two-dimensional seismic data can be mapped with confidence if the lines are closely spaced. By identifying lineaments on potential-field images, orientations for structures within the sedimentary succession, and at basement or intra-basement levels, can assist in the interpretation of faults and structures in areas of limited seismic coverage, and to extrapolate them outside areas of seismic control. Consequently, by integrating seismic and potential-field data, a more rigorous interpretation of the structural geometry can be achieved and thereby assists in reconstructing the evolution of a sedimentary basin.The aeromagnetic data provided only limited information about the structure of the Merlinleigh Sub-basin because magnetic anomalies appear to be dominated either by near-surface or deep intra-basement sources. In contrast, the gravity data provide a more reliable definition of the structure at basement level and, to a lesser extent, within the sedimentary sequence.Seismic, gravity and magnetic data show that the region is a large north-trending Late Carboniferous to Permian depocentre and can be sub-divided into two main troughs east of the Wandagee and Kennedy Range Faults. These are en-echelon fault systems with syn- depositional growth during the main period of rifting in the Late Carboniferous to Early Permian.

Computer Application in Geosciences: Imaging of the Subsurface by Structural Coupled Inversion of Potential Field Data

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 2670-2673
Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Xiao Hong Meng ◽  
Fang Li ◽  
Jun Jie Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Potential Field ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Gravity Data ◽  
Computer Application ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Imaging Method ◽  
Inversion Algorithm ◽  
Constant Property ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Potential Field Data

With the continuing growth in influence of near surface geophysics, the research of the subsurface structure is of great significance. Geophysical imaging is one of the efficient computer tools that can be applied. This paper utilize the inversion of potential field data to do the subsurface imaging. Here, gravity data and magnetic data are inverted together with structural coupled inversion algorithm. The subspace (model space) is divided into a set of rectangular cells by an orthogonal 2D mesh and assume a constant property (density and magnetic susceptibility) value within each cell. The inversion matrix equation is solved as an unconstrained optimization problem with conjugate gradient method (CG). This imaging method is applied to synthetic data for typical models of gravity and magnetic anomalies and is tested on field data.

Three-dimensional depth-to-basement modelling based on seismic and potential field data – basement configuration in the westernmost Polish Outer Carpathians

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateusz Mikołajczak ◽  
Jan Barmuta ◽  
Małgorzata Ponikowska ◽  
Stanislaw Mazur ◽  
Krzysztof Starzec
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Potential Field ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Gravity Data ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Gravity Inversion ◽  
Potential Field Data ◽  
Outer Carpathians

<p>The Silesian Nappe in the westernmost part of the Polish Outer Carpathians Fold and Thrust Belt exhibits simple, almost homoclinal character. Based on the field observations, a total stratigraphic thickness of this sequence equals to at least 5400 m. On the other hand, the published maps of the sub-Carpathian basement show its top at depths no greater than 3000 m b.s.l. or even 2000 m b.s.l. in the southern part of the Silesian Nappe. Assuming no drastic thickness variations within the sedimentary sequence of the Silesian Nappe, such estimates of the basement depth are inconsistent with the known thickness of the Silesian sedimentary succession. The rationale behind our work was to resolve this inconsistency and verify the actual depth and structure of the sub-Carpathian crystalline basement along two regional cross-sections. In order to achieve this goal, a joint 2D quantitative interpretation of gravity and magnetic data was performed along these regional cross-sections. The interpretation was supported by the qualitative analysis of magnetic and gravity maps and their derivatives to recognize structural features in the sub-Carpathian basement. The study was concluded with the 3D residual gravity inversion for the top of basement. The cross-sections along with the borehole data available from the area were applied to calibrate the inversion.</p><p>In the westernmost part of the Polish Outer Carpathians, the sub-Carpathian basement comprises part of the Brunovistulian Terrane. Because of great depths, the basement structure was investigated mainly by geophysical, usually non-seismic, methods. However, some deep boreholes managed to penetrate the basement that is composed of Neoproterozoic metamorphic and igneous rocks. The study area is located within the Upper Silesian block along the border between Poland and Czechia. There is a basement uplift as known mainly from boreholes, but the boundaries and architecture of this uplift are poorly recognized. Farther to the south, the top of the Neoproterozoic is buried under a thick cover of lower Palaeozoic sediments and Carpathian nappes.</p><p>Our integrative study allowed to construct a three-dimensional map for the top of basement the depth of which increases from about 1000 m to over 7000 m b.s.l. in the north and south of the study area, respectively. Qualitative analysis of magnetic and gravity data revealed the presence of some  basement-rooted faults delimiting the extent of the uplifted basement. The interpreted faults are oriented mainly towards NW-SE and NE-SW. Potential field data also document the correlation between the main basement steps and important thrust faults.</p><p> </p><p>This work has been funded by the Polish National Science Centre grant no UMO-2017/25/B/ST10/01348</p>

Potential‐field sounding using Euler’s homogeneity equation and Zidarov bubbling

Geophysics ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 902-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindrith Cordell
Keyword(s):  
Potential Field ◽  
Gravity Data ◽  
Physical Property ◽  
Volume Density ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Potential Field Data ◽  
Homogeneity Equation ◽  
Upper Density

Potential‐field (gravity) data are transformed into a physical‐property (density) distribution in a lower half‐space, constrained solely by assumed upper bounds on physical‐property contrast and data error. A two‐step process is involved. The data are first transformed to an equivalent set of line (2-D case) or point (3-D case) sources, using Euler’s homogeneity equation evaluated iteratively on the largest residual data value. Then, mass is converted to a volume‐density product, constrained to an upper density bound, by “bubbling,” which exploits circular or radial expansion to redistribute density without changing the associated gravity field. The method can be developed for gravity or magnetic data in two or three dimensions. The results can provide a beginning for interpretation of potential‐field data where few independent constraints exist, or more likely, can be used to develop models and confirm or extend interpretation of other geophysical data sets.

scholarly journals Potential-field modelling of the prospective Chibougamau area (northeastern Abitibi subprovince, Quebec, Canada) using geological, geophysical, and petrophysical constraints

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Amir Maleki ◽  
Richard Smith ◽  
Esmaeil Eshaghi ◽  
Lucie Mathieu ◽  
David Snyder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potential Field ◽  
Gravity Data ◽  
Geophysical Data ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Seismic Section ◽  
Potential Field Data ◽  
Abitibi Subprovince ◽  
Seismic Sections ◽  
Potential Field Modelling

This paper focusses on obtaining a better understanding of the subsurface geology of the Chibougamau area, in the northeast of the Abitibi greenstone belt (Superior craton), using geophysical data collected along a 128 km long traverse with a rough southwest–northeast orientation. We have constructed two-dimensional (2D) models of the study area that are consistent with newly collected gravity data and high-resolution magnetic data sets. The initial models were constrained at depth by an interpretation of a new seismic section and at surface by the bedrock geology and known geometry of lithological units. The attributes of the model were constrained using petrophysical measurements so that the final model is compatible with all available geological and geophysical data. The potential-field data modelling resolved the geometry of plutons and magnetic bodies that are transparent on seismic sections. The new model is consistent with the known structural geology, such as open folding, and provides an improvement in estimating the size, shape, and depth of the Barlow and Chibougamau plutons. The Chibougamau pluton is known to be associated with Cu–Au magmatic-hydrothermal mineralisation and, as the volume and geometry of intrusive bodies is paramount to the exploration of such mineralisation, the modelling presented here provides a scientific foundation to exploration models focused on such mineralisation.

Preliminary Study on Fusion Scheme of Multi-dimensional and Multi-scale Potential Field Data

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolin Ji ◽  
Wanyin Wang ◽  
Fuxiang Liu ◽  
Min Yang ◽  
Shengqing Xiong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potential Field ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Gravity Data ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Potential Field Data ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Gravity And Magnetic ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Fusion Scheme ◽  
Gravity And Magnetic Data

<p>Gravity and magnetic surveys are widely used in geology exploration because of its advantages, such as efficient and economy, green and environment-friendly, widely coverage and strong horizontal resolution. In order to well study in the geology exploration, it is required to comprehensively combine the different scales (different scales data) and different dimensions (satellite data, aeronautical data, ground data, ocean data, well data, etc.) of gravity and magnetic data that were observed in different periods, however, the comprehensive application of the multi-dimensional and multi-scale gravity and magnetic data still stays in the initial stage. In this paper, we do research on the key point of the fusion of potential field data (gravity and magnetic data): the way to fuse the different scales and different dimensions of potential field data into a benchmark and the same surface. Based on this research, we propose a scheme to fuse the multi-dimensional and multi-scale gravity and magnetic data. The synthetic models show that this fusion scheme is able to fuse the multi-dimensional and multi-scale gravity and magnetic data with great fusion results and small errors, in addition, the most important is that the fusion data conform to the characteristics of the potential field data and can meet the needs of data processing in the following steps. One of case studies in China has been accomplished to fuse aeronautical and ground gravity data that are different scales by using this fusion scheme. The fusion scheme we proposed in this study can be used in the fusion of the multi-dimensional (aeronautical, ground and ocean) and multi-scale gravity and magnetic data, which is good for interpretation and popularization.</p>

Deep crustal structures interpreted from potential field data along deep seismic sounding transects in Australia

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 450
Author(s):  
Irena Kivior ◽  
David Boyd ◽  
David Tucker ◽  
Stephen Markham ◽  
Francis Vaughan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Analysis ◽  
Potential Field ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Gravity Data ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Deep Seismic Sounding ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Potential Field Data ◽  
Seismic Sounding ◽  
Crustal Structures

Energy spectral analysis techniques have been applied to magnetic and gravity data acquired across the Olympic Dam cratonic area in Australia and sedimentary basins along the Equatorial Margin of Brazil. Analysis has been conducted along two Deep Seismic Sounding lines (DSS) acquired by Geoscience Australia. There is a good correlation between interfaces found in this analysis and structures interpreted from the seismic data. Interpretation of gravity data using energy spectral analysis along the DSS survey lines show a number of deep crustal structures are evident, including the Moho which was detected using gravity data, while similar analysis of the magnetic data show indications of the Curie isotherm. In addition, the analysis was extended away from the seismic lines to detect many deep crustal horizons and structures at considerable distances from the DSS lines. The results obtained from energy spectral analysis across this area in Australia encouraged the application of this technique on the Equatorial Margin of Brazil, where the potential field data is of much lower resolution. This suggests that a much wider application of this approach could be highly valuable to investigate the deep structure under other sedimentary basins and to assist heat flow studies.

Inverse modeling constrained by potential field data, petrophysics, and improved geologic mapping: A case study from prospective northwest Tasmania

Geophysics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. K13-K26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esmaeil Eshaghi ◽  
Anya M. Reading ◽  
Michael Roach ◽  
Mark Duffett ◽  
Daniel Bombardieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potential Field ◽  
Mineral Exploration ◽  
Physical Property ◽  
Gravity Anomalies ◽  
Ore Deposits ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Contact Aureole ◽  
Variable Degree ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Potential Field Data

The Heazlewood-Luina-Waratah area is a prospective region for minerals in northwest Tasmania, Australia, associated with historically important ore deposits related to the emplacement of granite intrusions and/or ultramafic complexes. The geology of the area is poorly understood due to the difficult terrain and dense vegetation. We have constructed an initial high-resolution 3D geologic model of this area using constraints from geologic maps and geologic and geophysical cross sections. This initial model is improved upon by integrating results from 3D geometry and physical property inversion of potential field (gravity and magnetic) data, petrophysical measurements, and updated field mapping. Geometry inversion reveals that the Devonian granites in the south are thicker than previously thought, possibly connecting to deep sources of mineralization. In addition, we identified gravity anomalies to the northeast that could be caused by near-surface granite cupolas. A newly discovered ultramafic complex linking the Heazlewood and Mount Stewart Ultramafic Complexes in the southwest also has been modeled. This implies a greater volume of ultramafic material in the Cambrian successions and points to a larger obducted component than previously thought. The newly inferred granite cupolas and ultramafic complexes are targets for future mineral exploration. Petrophysical property inversion reveals a high degree of variation in these properties within the ultramafic complexes indicating a variable degree of serpentinization. Sensitivity tests suggest maximum depths of 2–3 km for the contact aureole that surrounds major granitic intrusions in the southeast, whereas the Heazlewood River complex is likely to have a deeper source up to 4 km. We have demonstrated the value of adding geologic and petrophysical constraints to 3D modeling for the purpose of guiding mineral exploration. This is particularly important for the refinement of geologic structures in tectonically complex areas that have lithology units with contrasting magnetic and density characteristics.

Edge enhancement of potential field data using spectral moments

Geophysics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. G1-G11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanyun Sun ◽  
Wencai Yang ◽  
Xiangzhi Zeng ◽  
Zhiyong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Potential Field ◽  
Moment Method ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Gravity Data ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Horizontal Gradient ◽  
Spectral Moment ◽  
Edge Enhancement ◽  
Potential Field Data ◽  
Geologic Maps

Edge enhancement in potential-field data helps geologic interpretation, where the lineaments on the potential-field frequently indicate subsurface faults, contacts, and other tectonic features. Therefore, a variety of edge-enhancement methods have been proposed for locating edges, most of which are based on the horizontal or vertical derivatives of the field. However, these methods have several limitations, including thick detected boundaries, blurred response to low-amplitude anomalies, and sensitivity to noise. We have developed the spectral-moment method for detecting edges in potential-field anomalies based on the second spectral moment and its statistically invariable quantities. We evaluated the spectral-moment method using synthetic gravity data, EGM-2008 gravity data, and the total magnetic field reduced to the pole. Compared with other edge-enhancing filters, such as the total horizontal derivative (TDX), profile curvature, curvature of the total horizontal gradient amplitude, enhancement of the TDX using the tilt angle, theta map, and normalized standard deviation, this spectral-moment method was more effective in balancing the edges of different-amplitude anomalies, and the detected lineaments were sharper and more continuous. In addition, the method was also less sensitive to noise than were the other filters. Compared with geologic maps, the edges extracted by the spectral-moment method from gravity and the magnetic data corresponded well with the geologic structures.

Noniterative three‐dimensional inversion of magnetic data

Geophysics ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 782-785 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Pustisek
Keyword(s):  
Inverse Problem ◽  
Potential Field ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Aeromagnetic Data ◽  
Nonlinear Inverse Problem ◽  
Potential Field Data

The interpretation of magnetic or aeromagnetic data often requires the inverse problem’s solution of the structure of the magnetization interface. This nonlinear inverse problem of mapping the basement topography from potential field data was first discussed by Peters (1949).

Adaptive sampling of potential-field data: A direct approach to compressive inversion

Geophysics ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. IM1-IM9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Leon Foks ◽  
Richard Krahenbuhl ◽  
Yaoguo Li
Keyword(s):  
Potential Field ◽  
Adaptive Sampling ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Computational Cost ◽  
Large Field ◽  
Magnetic Data ◽  
Data Sampling ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Potential Field Data

Compressive inversion uses computational algorithms that decrease the time and storage needs of a traditional inverse problem. Most compression approaches focus on the model domain, and very few, other than traditional downsampling focus on the data domain for potential-field applications. To further the compression in the data domain, a direct and practical approach to the adaptive downsampling of potential-field data for large inversion problems has been developed. The approach is formulated to significantly reduce the quantity of data in relatively smooth or quiet regions of the data set, while preserving the signal anomalies that contain the relevant target information. Two major benefits arise from this form of compressive inversion. First, because the approach compresses the problem in the data domain, it can be applied immediately without the addition of, or modification to, existing inversion software. Second, as most industry software use some form of model or sensitivity compression, the addition of this adaptive data sampling creates a complete compressive inversion methodology whereby the reduction of computational cost is achieved simultaneously in the model and data domains. We applied the method to a synthetic magnetic data set and two large field magnetic data sets; however, the method is also applicable to other data types. Our results showed that the relevant model information is maintained after inversion despite using 1%–5% of the data.

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