Abstract
Three-dimensional geological models of the subsurface, generated either with geostatistical or boolean methods, are used for improving the
management of oil reservoirs and aquifers (Koltermann and Gorelick 1996). Subsurface facies models are usually limited due to sparse sampling of the
sedimentary heterogeneity by wells, bore holes and the seismic data resolution limits. The use of outcrop analogues (i.e. locations where the geology is especially accessible and exposed) can help overcome or minimize this limitation. The main
application of analogues is to provide soft data to be used in subsurface facies modelling, resulting in geologically realistic models.
management of oil reservoirs and aquifers (Koltermann and Gorelick 1996). Subsurface facies models are usually limited due to sparse sampling of the
sedimentary heterogeneity by wells, bore holes and the seismic data resolution limits. The use of outcrop analogues (i.e. locations where the geology is especially accessible and exposed) can help overcome or minimize this limitation. The main
application of analogues is to provide soft data to be used in subsurface facies modelling, resulting in geologically realistic models.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1519-1522 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Computers and Geosciences |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 9 |
Early online date | 9 Mar 2006 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2006 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Financial support from the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (Proyectos MARES and COMODES CGL 2004-05816-C02-01 and -02) and from the Generalitat de Catalunya (2005SGR-000397) is acknowledged. Research by O. Falivene is funded by a pre-doctoral grant from the Spanish Government (MEyC). Roxar is thanked for providing the IRAP RMS ® reservoir-modelling software. This paper benefited from the comments by two anonymous reviewers.