Geologic Modeling and Simulation

1. Front Matter

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2. John Warvelle Harbaugh

   • Dan F. Merriam

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3. Introduction

   • John Davis

   Pages 7-13

4. John W. Harbaugh’s Contributions to the Evolution of Stochastic Analysis and Modeling in Geology

   • Timothy C. Coburn

   Pages 15-44

5. Sedimentary Process Modeling: From Academia to Industry

   • Daniel Tetzlaff, Gary Priddy

   Pages 45-69

6. Sedsim in Hydrocarbon Exploration

   • Cedric M. Griffiths, Chris Dyt, Evelina Paraschivoiu, Keyu Liu

   Pages 71-97

7. Predicting Profile Geometry of Continental Slopes with a Multiprocess Sedimentation Model

   • Damian B. O’Grady, James P. M. Syvitski

   Pages 99-117

8. Predicting Fluvial-Deltaic Aggradation in Lake Roxburgh, New Zealand: Test of a Water and Sediment Routing Model

   • Ruth A.J. Robinson, Rudy L. Slingerland, Jeremy M. Walsh

   Pages 119-132

9. How Predictive is a Geologic Model? The Role of Parameter Sensitivity and Data Fitting with an Example from Cusiana Field, Colombia

   • Johannes Wendebourg, Nathalie Bordas-Le Floch, Francine Bénard

   Pages 133-151

10. Evolution of Sediment Fluxes and Ocean Salinity

    • William W. Hay, Christopher N. Wold, Emanuel Söding, Sascha Floegel

    Pages 153-167

11. Simulating Carbonate and Mixed Carbonate-Clastic Sedimentation using Predator-Prey Models

    • Klaus Bitzer, Ramon Salas

    Pages 169-204

12. Three-Dimensional Regionalization for Oil Field Modeling

    • J. Harff, W L. Watney, G. C. Bohling, J. H. Doveton, R. A. Olea, K. D. Newell

    Pages 205-227

13. Modeling Vertical Changes in Reservoir Pore-Throat Microarchitecture from Petrophysical Logs: Implications for Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology

    • John H. Doveton

    Pages 229-246

14. Groundwater Flow: Models, Data, and Uncertainties

    • I. Lerche, E. Paleologos

    Pages 247-269

15. Stochastic Simulation of Coal Bed Thickness and Economic Decision-Making

    • Michael Ed. Hohn, Ronald R. McDowell

    Pages 271-283

16. Temperature Analysis In The Mature Hydrocarbon Province Of Kansas: Utilizing A Large Database Of Well-Completion Histories

    • Andrea Förster, Daniel F. Merriam, W. Lynn Watney

    Pages 285-301

17. Estimating the Size of a Metal Anomaly Around a Base-Metal Smelter in Quebec, Canada, Using Peatland Data: A Monte Carlo Error Analysis

    • Graeme F. Bonham-Carter, Inez M. Kettles

    Pages 303-326

18. Multifractal Simulation of Geochemical Map Patterns

    • Frederik P. Agterberg

    Pages 327-346

19. Back Matter

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Modeling and simulation were introduced to the earth sciences about four decades ago. Modeling has proven its worth and now it is an accepted procedure for analyzing and solving geological problems. The papers in this collection are focused on modeling sediment deposition and sedimentary sequences and have a decidedly practical flavor. Some of the leading simulation packages, such as CORRELATOR, SEDFLUX, SEDpak, SEDSIM, STRATA, and STRATSIM are applied to problems in hydrocarbon exploration, oil production, groundwater development, coal-bed appraisal, geothermics, and environmental diagnosis. All of these subjects fall under the broad heading of sedimentary basin analysis. The fifteen papers in this volume are written by internationally recognized experts from academia and industry. The contributions represent the status of geologic modeling and simulation at the start of the 21st century, and will give the reader an insight into current research problems and their possible solutions.

• Analysis
• Delta
• Reservoir
• Sediment
• Sedimentation
• environment
• fluvial
• model
• modeling
• petroleum geology
• simulation
• quantitative geology

• University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA

  Daniel F. Merriam, John C. Davis

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