Numerical
Modeling of Turbidity Current Hydrodynamics and Sedimentation in a
Faulted-Margin Setting
Groenenberg, Remco M.1, Wiebke
Athmer1, Marinus E. Donselaar1, Dimitrios Sokoutis2,
Ernst Willingshofer2 (1) Delft University of Technology, 2628RX,
Delft, Netherlands (2) Free University Amsterdam, 1081HV, Amsterdam,
Netherlands
Deep-marine reservoirs in the
To gain insight into the influence of the
synsedimentary evolution of the extensional faults on the geometry, internal
composition and spatial distribution of potential reservoir sands in the
Results will be presented of simulations
in which turbidity currents interact with faulted-margin topography to produce
deposits which are shown to differ in thickness, grain size and spatial
distribution depending on fault topography and magnitude and density of the
flows. Understanding of the influence of syn-sedimentary extensional faulting
on the distribution of reservoir sands is important in optimizing future
exploration efforts in the
AAPG Search and Discover Article #90063©2007 AAPG Annual Convention, Long Beach, California