3D Gravity Modeling of Complex Salt Features in the Southern Gulf of Mexico
Joint Authors
Ortiz-Alemán, Carlos
Couder-Castañeda, Carlos
Trujillo-Alcantara, Alfredo
Nava-Flores, Mauricio
Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime
Rodríguez-Castellanos, A.
Orozco-del-Castillo, Mauricio Gabriel
Source
International Journal of Geophysics
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We present a three-dimensional (3D) gravity modeling and inversion approach and its application to complex geological settings characterized by several allochthonous salt bodies embedded in terrigenous sediments.
Synthetic gravity data were computed for 3D forward modeling of salt bodies interpreted from Prestack Depth Migration (PSDM) seismic images.
Density contrasts for the salt bodies surrounded by sedimentary units are derived from density-compaction curves for the northern Gulf of Mexico’s oil exploration surveys.
By integrating results from different shape- and depth-source estimation algorithms, we built an initial model for the gravity anomaly inversion.
We then applied a numerically optimized 3D simulated annealing gravity inversion method.
The inverted 3D density model successfully retrieves the synthetic salt body ensemble.
Results highlight the significance of integrating high-resolution potential field data for salt and subsalt imaging in oil exploration.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nava-Flores, Mauricio& Ortiz-Alemán, Carlos& Orozco-del-Castillo, Mauricio Gabriel& Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime& Rodríguez-Castellanos, A.& Couder-Castañeda, Carlos…[et al.]. 2016. 3D Gravity Modeling of Complex Salt Features in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. International Journal of Geophysics،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106195
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nava-Flores, Mauricio…[et al.]. 3D Gravity Modeling of Complex Salt Features in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. International Journal of Geophysics No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106195
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nava-Flores, Mauricio& Ortiz-Alemán, Carlos& Orozco-del-Castillo, Mauricio Gabriel& Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime& Rodríguez-Castellanos, A.& Couder-Castañeda, Carlos…[et al.]. 3D Gravity Modeling of Complex Salt Features in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. International Journal of Geophysics. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106195
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1106195