3D-Modelling of
Coastal Plain Deposits from the Blackhawk Formation,
Carlsson, Christian Göran1,
Tor Sømme1, Håvard
Enge1, Simon John Buckley1, John Anthony Howell1
(1)
The Blackhawk Formation crops out in the
Book Cliffs of eastern
Data were collected at two occasions from
a 20 km² area of the Book Cliffs known as
At the second occasion data were
collected with a terrestrial laser scanner. This allows for high resolution
point-data sets and the option to texture the data with images taken with a
digital camera calibrated to the scanner, resulting in a high resolution
virtual outcrop. These data were then correlated with sedimentary logs and
taken into RMS.
3D-models were built for each data set
and a quantitative comparison was carried out, highlighting differences between
the two techniques. Finally the models were compared by flow simulations to
determine differences in sandbody connectivity.
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