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Three-dimensional model restoration typically requires rock mechanical parameters to be input for every layer in the model, as well as boundary conditions. These may be difficult to evaluate and cumbersome to define in the restoration software.

We present a method to restore three-dimensional structural models with no need for mechanical parameters. Based on the GeoChron mathematical framework, our method uses present day geometry and the uvt deposition coordinates to compute a restoration transformation for each horizon in the initial model, with innovative consistency constraints and validation metrics. Faults are automatically taken into account in the computation with no required post-processing to eliminate gaps and overlaps. No user intervention is required other than providing the input GeoChron model.

Once the restoration transformations are computed, the structural model can be restored at any intermediate state quickly enough for the user to be able to browse its geological history. We present results on a sandbox model which show the potential of the method for interpretation validation.

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2019-06-03
2024-04-20

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Restoration of Complex Three-Dimensional Structural Models Based on the Mathematical GeoChron Framework
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