Characterization
of Fluvial Architectural Elements Using a Three-Dimensional Outcrop Dataset
Labourdette, Richard1, Richard
Jones2 (1) Total S.A, Pau, France (2) Geosaptial Research Ltd.
Hydrocarbon recovery in clastic
reservoirs depends essentially on the quality of our understanding of the
precise architecture of sand bodies and intercalated shaly baffles and
barriers. Various methods have been developed for enriching the fundamental
data collection from outcrop analogues, including Terrestrial Laser Scanning
digital photogrammetry, high-precision GPS survey, etc. The three-dimensional
outcrop datasets collecting using these methods are critical for understanding
the link between seismic-scale and well-scale data in the subsurface. In this
study, we illustrate a methodology for integrating 3D outcrop data, interpreting
them, and using the interpretation, along with data integrated from traditional
outcrop measurements, to produce a reservoir model of a fluvial sequence from
the Escanilla Formation in the Ainsa sub-basin of northern
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