3D Seismic Interpretation of Turbidite-Sands from the Gulf of Mexico
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................................................................................................ ix CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ..............................................................1 1.1 Area Overview ................................................................................... 1 1.2 Thesis Objective ................................................................................ 4 1.3 Thesis Significance............................................................................ 4 1.4 Previous Work ................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY ......................................................... 10 2.1 Study and evaluation of the Area ................................................... 11 2.2 Data Collection ................................................................................. 11 2.3 Geological Interpretations .............................................................. 13 2.3.1 Data preparation ....................................................................... 14 2.3.2 Log Correlation ......................................................................... 15 2.3.3 Map Generation ........................................................................ 21 2.4 Geophysical Interpretation ............................................................. 24 2.4.1 Data Loading............................................................................. 24 2.4.2 Geological & Geophysical Data Integration ........................ 28 2.4.3 Salt Diapir Picking ................................................................... 30 2.4.4 Major Faults Picking ............................................................... 30 2.4.5 Major Sands Picking................................................................ 32 2.4.6 Fault Boundary Creation ........................................................ 35 2.4.7 Final Time Map Generation ................................................... 35 2.4.8 Amplitude Anomaly Map Generation .................................... 37 CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS .......................................................... 38 3.1 Observation ....................................................................................... 38 3.1.1 Observation Summary.............................................................. 44 3.2 Hypothesis ......................................................................................... 46 CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS ................................. 48 4.1 Structural Interpretation ................................................................. 48 4.2 Stratigraphical Interpretation ........................................................ 58 4.2.1 The 4500-ft Sand ...................................................................... 58
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