Development of
Reservoir Models for
Lunt, Ian A.1, Greg H.
Sambrook Smith2, Phil J. Ashworth3, James L. Best4,
John S. Bridge5, Stuart N. Lane6, Chris J. Simpson7,
Rob E. Thomas1 (1) University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom (2)
University of Birmingham, (3) University of Brighton, (4) University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (5) Binghamton University, (6) University of
Durham, (7) Simon Fraser University,
The
In particular, the dataset allows the
preserved 3-D deposit dimensions to be related to formative bedform geometry.
Our findings show that preserved bar-deposit thickness is ~50% of the original
bar height, and lengths are ~25% of formative bar lengths. In addition, the
unit bar lengths scale directly with channel width. This information allows
development of quantitative scaling relationships to predict sub-seismic scale
deposit dimensions and their spatial distribution. The high-resolution GPR and
core information were used to generate a pseudo-reservoir model that shows the
high degree of spatial heterogeneity within these deposits. Strategies for
incorporating scaling relationships, such as those determined from the
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