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Geophysical Prospecting - Volume 29, Issue 3, 1981
Volume 29, Issue 3, 1981
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A STRATIGRAPHIC CASE HISTORY USING THREE‐DIMENSIONAL SEISMIC DATA IN THE GULF OF THAILAND *
Authors A. R. BROWN, C.G. DAHM and R.J. GRAEBNERAbstractA three‐dimensional marine seismic survey was conducted in the Gulf of Thailand to aid in the development of a gas field indicated by three wildcat wells. The results and interpretation reported previously demonstrated improved fault resolution and better structural definition.
Five successful appraisal wells have now been drilled, and these show that most of the sands have limited extent. Widespread character changes in the seismic data also support stratigraphic variations in many of the sands.
Several new methods of 3D stratigraphic interpretation have been developed while investigating the depositional history of this area. Anomalous seismic amplitudes, tied to sands penetrated by wells and mapped from SeiscropTM horizontal sections in time and depth, have indicated the distribution of bars and channels. Horizon Seiscrop sections, each sliced through a single bed, have been used to delineate these depositional features directly. G‐LOGTM sections, displaying seismic logs derived by rigorous wave equation inversion, confirm the existence of these features. Sands greater than 10 m thick have proved mappable.
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ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AMPLITUDE STUDIES IN SHALLOW REFRACTION SEISMICS*
Authors G. NANDA KUMAR and M.S. VIJAYA RAGHAVAAbstractAn analysis of amplitudes of refraction records of some shallow refraction profiles shot primarily for detailing the near‐surface structure in a granitic terrain has yielded information on refractor properties: reduced amplitudes are plotted on amplitude‐distance graphs. The negative power n to which distance should be raised to represent (elastic) amplitude decay with respect to distance due to spreading of the critically refracted wave involved is examined. Computed values of this “spreading index”n are close to n = 2 as predicted by the theory.
With this value of n, amplitude data are processed to determine residual attenuation attributable to elastic absorption in the bedrock. A graphical approach for this purpose from comparison of amplitude‐distance graphs with the plots of amplitude decay due to spreading which is applicable to flat and horizontal refractor situations is suggested. Assuming residual attenuation to represent absorption in the granite bedrock, the computed coefficients of absorption, which vary from 0.5 to 3.90 km−1 for a frequency of 50 Hz, are obtained.
From amplitude graphs of reversed profiles it is shown that the amplitude differences plot bears a relation to lateral velocity changes in the refractor. From comparison of practical amplitude decay graphs with those computed for different subsurface models, it appears possible to detect fractured rock occurrences in the refractor.
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A FORWARD GENERATED SYNTHETIC SEISMOGRAM FOR EQUAL‐DELAY LAYERED MEDIA MODELS*
More LessAbstractA forward solution for the reflection response of a parallel stratified lossless medium characterized by discrete reflection coefficients and unequal layer delays, for a normally incident pressure source signal, is presented. The notation, which details the reflection history of each wavelet in a response record, facilitates systematic enumeration of all terms in the reflection impulse response model, the determination of compact closed form expressions for amplitudes and delays of multiply reflected wavelets, and the aggregation of dynamic analog groups. An equal delay time constraint on layer thicknesses leads then to the reflection sequence or synthetic seismogram structure as an infinite sum of wavelets by their order of reflection.
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GEOMETRICAL OPTICS AND WAVE THEORY OF CONSTANT OFFSET SECTIONS IN LAYERED MEDIA*
Authors S.M. DEREGOWSKI and F. ROCCAAbstractConstant offset sections can be mapped to a fixed offset and compared in order to provide a method of velocity analysis. The direct mapping to zero offset prior to stack might provide an alternative processing procedure to NMO and stack. The main advantage of such a procedure would lie in the correct treatment of cross‐dips, but interpretational advantages might also follow from the performance of partial stacks biased to either high or low offset information.
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UNDERGROUND GRAVITY SURVEY IN ALPINE REGIONS*
Authors A. HUSSAIN, G. WALACH and F. WEBERAbstractAn underground gravity study was carried out under extreme conditions of the Alpine regions. The lead–zinc mine Bleiberg, Carinthia, was selected as an example to show the possibilities and limitations of the subsurface gravity method. For in situ density determinations, gravity measurements were made in two vertical mine shafts passing through Triassic sedimentary rocks of the Bleiberg Unit. The main prblem in gravity data reduction in extremely rugged topography is the accurate calculation of the terrain effect on underground stations. A general discussion of the various corrections required for the gravity measurements in the mine is presented. The mean interval densities in the two shafts, in limestone, dolomite, and schists formations, were determined as 2.76 and 2.77 g/cm3, respectively, with an accuracy of better than 0.01 g/cm3 for a depth interval of 50 m. The interval densities provide valuable information about the lithological and structural changes in the shaft surroundings and also agree well with the representative hand sample densities.
In the second part, the applications of subsurface horizontal gravity surveys in exploration are discussed. Since the influence of topography is less underground because of the greater distance to the surface, subsurface surveys have definite advantages over surface surveys and can be very helpful in locating anomalous density zones in the mines. An example of gravity survey with a station spacing of 10 m at a depth of about 540 m is presented.
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NEW ASPECTS IN THE INVERSION OF GRAVITY PROFILES BY POLYNOMIAL METHOD*
By P. BALDIAbstractThe gravity anomaly caused by a deviation of a density interface that is of constant profile but finite extension (a so‐called 2 1/2‐dimensional structure) can be expressed in polynomial form that can be inverted. Numerical experiments with synthetic structures show the viability of this inversion method.
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A SIMPLE DERIVATION OF SEIGEL'S TIME DOMAIN INDUCED POLARIZATION FORMULA *
More LessAbstractIt is advantageous to postulate the phenomenological equivalence of chargeability with a slight increase in resistivities rather than a similar reduction in the conductivities. Substitution of these increments in the expression for the total differential of apparent resistivity leads directly to Seigel's formula. Included also are (i) an equally simple demonstration that, for a homogeneously chargeable ground with arbitrary resistivity distribution, the apparent chargeability ma, equals the true homogeneous value m, and (ii) a direct derivation of the completely general resistivity relation
where the symbols have the usual meanings.
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I.P. AND RESISTIVITY MODEL STUDIES OVER THIN DYKES*
Authors R. K. MAJUMDAR and S. DATTAAbstractInduced polarization and resistivity model studies over thin dykes for varying resistivity contrasts, depth of burial, and dip angles show striking parallelism of the surface apparent resistivity contours with the boundary of the body. This effect may be utilized for the estimation of strike length of the body. Results show that intermediate values of the electrode spacing is satisfactory for detection under widely varying conditions of resistivity contrast and depth. The percentage frequency effect (P.F.E.) and the metal factor (M.F.) responses are found to be more sensitive to the variation in the depth of burial than the resistivity responses. Pseudosections for P.F.E. and M.F. are concentrated much closer to the body than the resistivity pseudo‐sections.
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ELECTROMAGNETIC RESPONSE OF FOLD MODELS IN A UNIFORM FIELD*
By O.P. VERMAAbstractThe electromagnetic response of anticline fold models in a uniform field has been studied using scale‐modeling. With the increasing conductance the in‐phase anomaly increases initially but then starts to decrease and finally attains a negative saturations, whilst the quadrature anomaly reaches a positive saturation. E.M. response of folds is similar to that of an interaction between two weakly coupled circuits in a dipolar field. The base of the fold is one of the characteristic parameters to determine the measured response.
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DIRECT INTERPRETATION OF RESISTIVITY DATA OVER TWO‐DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES*
By T. LEEAbstractA direct interpretation scheme is developed which is capable of determining most of the geological features of a ground which can be assumed to be two dimensional in structure. This scheme extends the earlier work of Pekeris (1940) and Koefoed (1968) to the case where the basal layer of a ground is undulating. It also has a limited use for finding the parameters of a dipping dyke in the lower medium. Though the top and dip of the dyke can be determined, this is not true for the thickness.
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