Detailed Surface Rupture Geometry from the 2016 Amatrice Earthquake
Surface faulting during the August 24, 2016, Central Italy earthquake (Mw 6.0): preliminary results
Understanding Zechstein Carbonate Reservoirs in NW Europe
Occurrence and development of folding related to normal faulting within a mechanically heterogeneous sedimentary sequence : a case study from Inner Moray Firth, UK
Key Challenges for Understanding Zechstein Carbonate Reservoirs in NW Europe
Historically, Zechstein carbonate plays in NW Europe have had varying production success. The important influence of reservoir properties is illustrated by a comparison of the Ardmore, Auk and Dalen fields. Ardmore (once known as Argyll, now active as Alma) and Auk lie within the UK Central North Sea, have comparable Zechstein stratigraphy and both are…
Read MoreJoint stochastic constraint of a large dataset from a salt-dome
Understanding the uncertainty associated with large joint geophysical surveys, such as 3D seismic, gravity, and magnetotelluric (MT) studies, is a challenge, conceptually and practically. By demonstrating the use of emulators, we have adopted a Monte Carlo forward screening scheme to globally test a prior model space for plausibility. This methodology means that the incorporation of…
Read MoreIntegrated imaging of fracture systems from surface outcrop and geophysical data
A thorough understanding of the fracture systems associated with reservoir structures is crucial to the effective hydrocarbon field production. Extensive surface mapping by geologists affords detailed and reliable understanding of the near-surface structures, however the depth to which this understanding can typically be applied is very shallow. Seismic and other geophysical techniques provide considerable, yet…
Read MoreOccurrence and development of normal fault-related folds within a heterogeneous sedimentary sequence: a case study from Inner Moray Firth, offshore Scotland
We analyse the variability of folding along a normal fault system from Inner Moray Firth basin, offshore Scotland. Seismic data calibrated with wells show that folding is preferentially localized within mechanically incompetent stratigraphic intervals: the Lower-Middle Jurassic pre-rift shale-sandstone interbedded unit and the Upper Jurassic syn-rift shales. The propagation of the fault tip is, in…
Read MoreStructural modelling and history matching to understand aquifer behaviour in the Hewett Field, UK Southern North Sea.
Slip distributions on active normal faults measured from LiDAR and field mapping of geomorphic offsets: an example from L’Aquila, Italy, and implications for modelling seismic moment release
Surface slip distributions for an active normal fault in central Italy have been measured using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), in order to assess the impact of changes in fault orientation and kinematics when modelling subsurface slip distributions that control seismic moment release. The southeastern segment of the surface trace of the Campo Felice active normal…
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