Three-dimensional interpretation of tectono-sedimentary evolution and hydrocarbon prospectivity by the integration of airborne gravity gradiometer, regional gravity, magnetic, and two-dimensional seismic data in the Canning Basin, Western Australia

AAPG Bulletin ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 569-604
Author(s):  
Jurriaan Feijth ◽  
Carlos Cevallos ◽  
Tony Rudge ◽  
Marianne Parsons
2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
M.L. Fernandez ◽  
J.C.S.O Lyrio ◽  
L. Braga ◽  
S.V.(Rao) Yalamanchili ◽  
A. Morgan

1978 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
E. G. Selby

There are many limitations in the ultimate accuracy of a conventional two dimensional seismic survey. One of the most important of these is that, in general, a prospect is not a two dimensional model but a three dimensional one. For a complete interpretation of a prospect area the final result should be a migrated time or depth map. With limited sampling (a seismic grid typically consists of loops with dimensions at least 1 km by 1 km) it is necessary to interpolate grid points to allow map migration and this method has inherent inaccuracies.The three dimensional seismic exploration technique is designed to provide a sufficiently close sampled grid of seismic traces, typically with a line and depth point spacing as close as 50-100 m, to allow the seismic data itself to be migrated three dimensionally. This allows the interpreter to work with migrated seismic sections and to contour directly the migrated map.Several techniques exist to allow practical and economic collection of seismic data to provide this close sampling. These techniques can be adapted to various terrain and cultural conditions.The main advantages of three dimensional data collection are correct imaging of the seismic information giving true vertical reflection time sections and improved signal-to-noise ratio due to the increased fold inherent in the three dimensional migration process. The additional advantage to the interpreter is that the data has a sampling which gives a line intersection at each depth point in the prospect.


2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 383-384
Author(s):  
Mohammed Badri ◽  
Ali Yousif ◽  
Maged Mabrook

Geoscientists and reservoir engineers are challenged to integrate data of different scales to better understand fluid movement in oil reservoirs. Different technologies are capable of imaging fluid movement in the reservoir at different scales. Two-dimensional fluid imaging has been achieved recently through crosswell and surface-to-borehole electromagnetic (EM) measurements. Three-dimensional fluid movement imaging has shown potential by using surface seismic data volumes. The Multiscale Reservoir Surveillance and Monitoring Workshop, held virtually 7–9 December 2020, attempted to address the challenge of how to integrate these measurements obtained at different scales into a workflow to improve the understanding of fluid flow, which is critical for sweep efficiency and recovery.


Geophysics ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 508-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Jekeli

The Gravity Gradiometer Survey System (GGSS) was designed to measure the local and regional gravity field from a ground or airborne moving platform. With the first and only airborne field test, the GGSS was able to recover five‐arcminute by five‐arcminute mean gravity anomalies to an accuracy of a few mGal. These results were obtained by flying the system, with an operational precision of about 10 Eötvös (ten‐second average), on a grid of orthogonal tracks spaced 5 km apart at an altitude of about 700 m above the terrain. Despite perpetual navigation problems with the Global Positioning System and several periods of excessive system noise, the results of a performance analysis on 19 out of 128 tracks demonstrated the potential accuracy and efficiency of the GGSS as an airborne gravity mapping system. The ground tests (both road and railway), suffering from undue vehicle vibrations and from a lack of ground truth data, were correspondingly less successful, but they also showed no surprises in the system corrupted by these adverse conditions. Unfortunately, the GGSS program has terminated; and it is appropriate to reflect on its accomplishments. Without going into technical details, this somewhat historical review summarizes the field tests, the data reduction algorithms, and the test results, which together portray the breadth of expertise the program engendered in the area of gravity gradiometry.


AAPG Bulletin ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 97 (10) ◽  
pp. 1597-1620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Kovac ◽  
Sharon Lowe ◽  
Tony Rudge ◽  
Carlos Cevallos ◽  
Jurriaan Feijth ◽  
...  

Geophysics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. G49-G57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Cevallos

Rotating the gravity gradient tensor about a vertical axis by an appropriate angle allows one to express its components as functions of the curvatures of the equipotential surface. The description permits the identification of the gravity gradient tensor as the Newtonian tidal tensor and part of the tidal potential. The identification improves the understanding and interpretation of gravity gradient data. With the use of the plunge of the eigenvector associated with the largest eigenvalue or plunge of the main tidal force, it is possible to estimate the location and depth of buried gravity sources; this is developed in model data and applied to FALCON airborne gravity gradiometer data from the Canning Basin, Australia.


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