Methods of Fault Modeling by Well-to-Seismic Integration

2015 ◽  
Vol 733 ◽  
pp. 178-181
Author(s):  
Peng Yan Wang ◽  
Yao Hua Li ◽  
Ze Yu Li

Geological structure model is the foundation of the sedimentary faces modeling, property modeling and digital simulation, which includes the horizon model and fault model. Fault model which is accorded with underground conditions plays an important role in the structure modeling, so it would be an important work to build the fault model perfectly with the seismic and logging data. This paper take the fault modeling of C84-6 well area in Chaoyanggou field as an example, building the fault model by four methods of ‘Projection of polygon’ ‘Correction of depth domain seismic body’ ‘Checking by overlooking’ ‘Correction of breakpoints’ by the software of Petrel. The fault model which is built by integrating logging and seismic data can be the skeleton to build the final geological structure model, and those methods mentioned in this paper has been applied to the modeling work in some adjacent areas at present.

2013 ◽  
Vol 734-737 ◽  
pp. 488-492
Author(s):  
Chen Qiang Dong ◽  
Fang Ding ◽  
Wei Wei Ren

Haqian wellblock has a very good prospect in Dzungaria Basin, as it developed many faults and some formations are truncated, the development situation of it is very complicated, in this paper, we applied 3D geological modeling method which is one of the most important technology methods in describing the underground development situation, to illustrate the intricate structure. This geological model involved computer modeling and visualization of geological fault in 3D, the type of data of geological faults based on geological exploration is analyzed, after the fault model and horizon model are built, a whole structure model is finally set up.


2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 891-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsuneo Ohsumi ◽  
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Hiroyuki Fujiwara

The purpose of this study is to verify fault modeling in the source region of the 1940 Shakotan-Oki earthquake using active faults offshore of Japan. Tsunami heights simulated in previous studies are found to be lower than observed levels, which makes it difficult to explain historical tsunami records of this earthquake. However, the application of appropriate slip magnitudes in the fault models may explain these differences. In the “Project for the Comprehensive Analysis and Evaluation of Offshore Fault Informatics (the Project),” a new fault model is constructed using marine seismic data and geological and geophysical data compiled by the Offshore Fault Evaluation Group, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) as part of the Project for Fault Evaluation in the Seas around Japan (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, MEXT). Single-channel and multichannel reflection seismic data were used that includes information from a new fault identified in previous surveys. We investigated fault geometries and their parameters using the above data. Here, we show that the geometric continuity of these faults is adjusted by increasing the magnitude of fault slip. Standard scaling laws are applied on the basis of strong ground motion of the fault parameters, and the validity of the fault model is examined by comparing tsunami heights along the Japanese coastline from historically observed records with tsunami height from simulation analysis. This verification quantitatively uses Aida’s K and κ scale and variance parameters. We determine that the simulated tsunami height determined using the new model approach the heights observed historically, which indicates that the model is valid and accurate for the source region.


Author(s):  
L. Zhu ◽  
J. Yu ◽  
Y. Liu ◽  
H. Gong ◽  
Y. Chen ◽  
...  

Abstract. This paper proposes a new method for visualizing the earth fissures of geological structure in three dimensional (3-D) domains on the basis of the seismic data and features information of earth fissures. The seismic data were interpreted for obtaining the stratagraphic data with various lithological information and the depth of the earth fissures. The spatial distribution of the ground fissures including the dip, strike and width were digitalized on an ArcGIS platform. Firstly, the 3-D geological structure was rebuilt using the Generalized Tri-Prism (GTP) method which is a real solid method for displaying geological structures. The GTP method can reflect the inner material of the strata and can simulate complicated geological structures such as faults and stratagraphic pinch outs. The upper and lower surfaces of each stratum consist of Triangle Irregular Networks (TIN). The inner solid between the two surfaces are a series of triangular prisms. Secondly, since the width of the ground fissure gradually decreases with depth, multiple edge lines of the earth fissures on the bottom stratum surface are deduced on the basis of the fissure characteristics. Then, the model of the earth fissures consisting of a series of triangular pyramids can be constructed using these points and the edge lines. A cutting operation was carried out on the 3-D geological structure using this ground fissures model. If the surfaces of the ground fissures model intersects with the GTPs in the geological structure model, new GTPs were generated within the local regions. During this process, the topological relations between TIN, triangular prism and lines were reconstructed so that the visualization of ground fissures in the geological structure model is realized. This method can facilitate the mechanism for studying fissures and avoid the gaps between the fissure solid and the geological structure to accurately reflect their 3-D characteristics.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Cygal ◽  
Michał Stefaniuk ◽  
Anna Kret

AbstractThis article presents the results of an integrated interpretation of measurements made using Audio-Magnetotellurics and Seismic Reflection geophysical methods. The obtained results were used to build an integrated geophysical model of shallow subsurface cover consisting of Cenozoic deposits, which then formed the basis for a detailed lithological and tectonic interpretation of deeper Mesozoic sediments. Such shallow covers, consisting mainly of glacial Pleistocene deposits, are typical for central and northern Poland. This investigation concentrated on delineating the accurate geometry of Obrzycko Cenozoic graben structure filled with loose deposits, as it was of great importance to the acquisition, processing and interpretation of seismic data that was to reveal the tectonic structure of the Cretaceous and Jurassic sediments which underly the study area. Previously, some problems with estimation of seismic static corrections over similar grabens filled with more recent, low-velocity deposits were encountered. Therefore, a novel approach to estimating the exact thickness of such shallow cover consisting of low-velocity deposits was applied in the presented investigation. The study shows that some alternative geophysical data sets (such as magnetotellurics) can be used to significantly improve the imaging of geological structure in areas where seismic data are very distorted or too noisy to be used alone


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Cheverda ◽  
Vadim Lisitsa ◽  
Maksim Protasov ◽  
Galina Reshetova ◽  
Andrey Ledyaev ◽  
...  

Abstract To develop the optimal strategy for developing a hydrocarbon field, one should know in fine detail its geological structure. More and more attention has been paid to cavernous-fractured reservoirs within the carbonate environment in the last decades. This article presents a technology for three-dimensional computing images of such reservoirs using scattered seismic waves. To verify it, we built a particular synthetic model, a digital twin of one of the licensed objects in the north of Eastern Siberia. One distinctive feature of this digital twin is the representation of faults not as some ideal slip surfaces but as three-dimensional geological bodies filled with tectonic breccias. To simulate such breccias and the geometry of these bodies, we performed a series of numerical experiments based on the discrete elements technique. The purpose of these experiments is the simulation of the geomechanical processes of fault formation. For the digital twin constructed, we performed full-scale 3D seismic modeling, which made it possible to conduct fully controlled numerical experiments on the construction of wave images and, on this basis, to propose an optimal seismic data processing graph.


2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-216
Author(s):  
N.P. Yusubov ◽  
I.S. Guliyev

The high degree of knowledge of the upper horizons of the sedimentary cover of the Middle and South Caspian depressions, given an insufficient increase in hydrocarbon reserves, leads to the need for a detailed approach to the search for oil and gas deposits in deep-seated sediments (over 6 km). During the geological interpretation of new highly informative seismic data, as well as data of deep drilling and petrological core studies, there were revealed obvious shortcomings in the concepts of the origin and evolution of the Middle and South Caspian depressions. These ideas misinterpret evolution, especially the South Caspian Basin, which is characterized by a number of unique features: very thick sedimentary cover (up to 22 km), extremely high sedimentation rate, low heat flow and reservoir temperatures, abnormally high pore and reservoir pressures, high clay content of the section, etc. The main purpose of the study was to elucidate the regional structure and features of the dissection of the sedimentary cover of the Middle and South Caspian depressions, the conditions of occurrence and distribution of facies and thicknesses of individual complexes of deposits. The paper analyzes the results of some previous studies of the geological structure of the Middle and South Caspian depressions based on the data of deep seismic sounding, seismological and gravimetric observations. We consider the main conclusions of these studies, about the geological structure of the sedimentary complex of the region’s, very outdated and subject to revision. The results of seismic stratigraphic analysis of seismic data allowed the authors to identify new data about the tectonic structure and express a completely different point of view regarding the structure of the sedimentary cover in the region. The work also touches on the issue associated with the tectonics of the region and the alleged subduction zone here.


Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 893
Author(s):  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Xiaolin Hou ◽  
Mao Pan ◽  
Zhaoliang Li

Three-dimensional complex fault modeling is an important research topic in three-dimensional geological structure modeling. The automatic construction of complex fault models has research significance and application value for basic geological theories, as well as engineering fields such as geological engineering, resource exploration, and digital mines. Complex fault structures, especially complex fault networks with multilevel branches, still require a large amount of manual participation in the characterization of fault transfer relationships. This paper proposes an automatic construction method for a three-dimensional complex fault model, including the generation and optimization of fault surfaces, automatic determination of the contact relationship between fault surfaces, and recording of the model. This method realizes the automatic construction of a three-dimensional complex fault model, reduces the manual interaction in model construction, improves the automation of fault model construction, and saves manual modeling time.


2013 ◽  
Vol 864-867 ◽  
pp. 2418-2421
Author(s):  
Li Yang ◽  
Jian Lin Li ◽  
Shi Wei Luo

The tectonic stress field plays an important role in the research of crustal stability, fault activity and the geological disaster effect. On the basis of related geological data, ANSYS and FLAC3D are applied in this paper to set up a reasonable geological structure model and boundary conditions, aiming at making a numerical simulation analysis of tectonic stress field in the southeast of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. The result and the measured data fit better, which provides a reference for the further study of the project.


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