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Geostatistical modelling of cyclic and rhythmic facies architectures
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Author(s)
Le Blévec, Thomas
Dubrule, Olivier
John, Cédric M
Hampson, Gary J
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
A Pluri-Gaussian method is developed for facies variables in three dimensions to model vertical cyclicity related to facies ordering and rhythmicity. Cyclicity is generally characterised by shallowing-upward or deepening-upward sequences and rhythmicity by the repetition of facies at constant intervals along sequences. Both of these aspects are commonly observed in shallow-marine carbonate successions, especially in the vertical direction. A grid-free spectral simulation approach is developed, with a separable covariance allowing a dampened hole-effect to capture rhythmicity in the vertical direction and a different covariance in the lateral plane along strata, as in space-time models. In addition, facies ordering is created by using a spatial shift between two latent Gaussian functions in the Pluri-Gaussian approach. Rapid conditioning to data is performed via Gibbs sampling and kriging using the screening properties of separable covariances. The resulting facies transiograms can show complex patterns of cyclicity and rhythmicity. Finally, a three dimensional case study of shallow-marine carbonate deposits at outcrop shows the applicability of the modelling method.
Date Issued
2018-08
Date Acceptance
2018-03-13
Citation
Mathematical Geosciences, 2018, 50 (6), pp.609-637
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/60788
URL
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11004-018-9737-y
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11004-018-9737-y
ISSN
1874-8961
Publisher
Springer
Start Page
609
End Page
637
Journal / Book Title
Mathematical Geosciences
Volume
50
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
© 2018 The Author(s). Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
Identifier
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11004-018-9737-y
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Geology
Mathematics
Pluri-Gaussian
Asymmetric facies ordering
Hole-effect
Separable
Transiogram
Carbonate
HOLE-EFFECT VARIOGRAMS
CONDITIONAL SIMULATION
LOWER ORDOVICIAN
PLATFORM
HETEROGENEITIES
CONSTRAINTS
CARBONATES
DOLOMITES
SEQUENCES
PROGRAM
0102 Applied Mathematics
0403 Geology
0914 Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-04-09
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