Three-dimensional Geological Modelling of a Slope-to-basin Carbonate Reservoir Analogue - The Case of the Maiella Mt.

Three-dimensional (3D) geological models of outcropping analogues provide helpful tools to better understand complex geological subsurface structures and reservoir geometries. In this study, a 3D geological modelling of an outcropping slope-to-basin carbonate system has been presented taking into account the case of the Maiella Mountain in the Central Apennines of Italy, which represent an excellent analogue for hydrocarbon plays located along the transitional zone of the Apulian platform in the Adriatic offshore. The 3D modelling and visualisation performed in this study helps to understand the geometrical characteristics, extension and lateral distribution of the paleoescarpment and megabreccia bodies which represent one of the main target reservoir along the Apulian margin in the central Adriatic offshore.