Use of ground-penetrating radar for 3-D sedimentological characterization of clastic reservoir analogs
- Univ. of Texas, Richardson, TX (United States). Center for Lithospheric Studies
- Reservoir Geosystems, Inc., Dallas, TX (United States)
Clastic reservoir analogs based on 2-D outcrop studies provide valuable definitions of geometric and petrophysical heterogeneities at interwell scales. Integration of 3-D ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys with sedimentological and stratigraphic data provides information on the internal heterogeneities of sedimentary sequences at scales that allow dissection of the 3-D anatomy of clastic depositional systems. Two 3-D GPR data volumes were acquired in the Ferron sandstone of east-central Utah. The data show prominent lenticular features, a variety of lithologies, and structural elements such as channels and shale drapes that match well with those seen at the same stratigraphic levels in adjacent cliff faces.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States); Texas Advanced Technology Program, TX (United States); USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-96ER14596
- OSTI ID:
- 514747
- Journal Information:
- Geophysics, Journal Name: Geophysics Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 62; ISSN GPYSA7; ISSN 0016-8033
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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