Using outcrop geology to constrain uncertainties in three-dimensional structural models of sub-seismic scale fault networks
The use of terrestrial laser scanning in quantifying fault and fracture attributes in reservoir outcrop analogues
Using geological rules and terrestrial laser scanning datasets to constrain uncertainty in three-dimensional structural models of sub-seismic scale fault networks
Quantifying Fault Attributes at the Outcrop Scale: a Fault Network Model of Sub-Seismic Normal Faults in a Thinly-Bedded Reservoir Sequence
Three-dimensional (3D) seismic reflection data have revolutionized our knowledge of fault attributes in sedimentary basins. However, the resolution of such data is limited – faults with throws
Read MoreLinking Seismic and Sub-Seismic Fault Predictions Using Laser Scanning of Outcrop Analogues
Although fault models derived from seismic reflection data often provide an excellent view of 3D fault geometries at a large scale, outcrop analogues can give additional geometric and kinematic constraints to help bridge the critical scale-gap needed to integrate seismic and borehole datasets. We use terrestrial laser scanning (ground-based LiDAR) to carry out precise measurements…
Read MoreTowards a prediction of the relationship between fold curvature and fracturing: Uses of RTK, GPS and Terrestrial Laser-Scanning
Quantifying spatial heterogeneity of fracture networks in high porosity sandstone using novel digital data acquisition methods
Quantifying Fold and Fracture Attributes Using Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS and Laser-Scanning
Rheological Control of Interbedded Siliciclastic Strata on Damage Zone Evolution During Fault Growth
Fault damage zones can have a major impact on fluid flow through sub-surface reservoirs. The typical resolution of seismic reflection data is such that faults with throws 15 m are imaged as discrete planes, revealing none of the smaller scale architecture of the fault damage zones. Previous field studies show that damage zone width scales…
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