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Line 14: − + − [[File:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig1.png|thumbnail|'''Figure 1.''' SCAT plots used to define the complex structure seen in the discovery well of the Rail Road Gap oil field, California. The five plot types are (from left to right) azimuth versus depth (A plot), dip versus depth (D plot), dip versus depth in the direction of greatest curvature (T plot), dip versus depth in the direction of least curvature (L plot), and dip versus azimuth (DVA plot). (From Bengtsen.<ref name=Bengtson_1982 />)]]+ + + + + + Line 29:
Line 34: − − [[File:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig2.png|thumbnail|'''Figure 2.''' Predicted transverse and longitudinal cross sections and contour map derived from SCAT plots. Depths are subsea depths. (From Bengtsen.<ref name=Bengtson_1982 />)]] − − [[File:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig3.png|thumbnail|left|'''Figure 3.''' Cross section through an asymmetrical ramp anticline, Whitney Canyon field, Wyoming, with SCAT and isogen data superimposed. Uncomformities, axial planes, and inflection surfaces have been identified from the diameter data and projected away from the well bore. Isogens are contours of equal dip<ref name=Ramsay_1967></ref> and can constrain the shapes of folds in section. (From Lammerson, 1982{{citation needed}}.)]] Line 42:
Line 43: − − [[File:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig4.png||thumbnail|'''Figure 4.''' Modeling extensional fault shapes from the rollover geometry. (a) the Groshong<ref name=Groshong_1989b>Groshong, R. H., 1989b, Structural style and balanced cross sections in extensional terranes: Houston Geological Society Short Course Notes, Feb. 24-25, 128 p.</ref> method uses oblique simple shear with a reference grid constructed with a spacing equal to the fault heave. Distance 2 from the rollover up to regional elevation of the same reference bed is transferred to 2′; likewise, 2′ + 4 is transferred to 4′ and so on to complete the fault trajectory. Interpolation between these points is carried out using a half grid spacing. (b) fault trajectory reconstruction by the Groshong<ref name=Groshong_1989b /> method uses simultaneous modeling of three horizons. Dashed trajectories are individual solutions; solid lines are the preferred solution. (From Hossack, unpublished data, 1988.)]] Line 49:
Line 48: − − [[File:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig5.png||thumbnail|left|'''Figure 5.''' Example of a balanced section through a complex thrust ramp structure showing both the deformed and undeformed sections.<ref name=Mitra_1986>Mitra, S., 1986, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/bulletns/1986-87/data/pg/0070/0009/1050/1087.htm Duplex structures and imbricate thrust systems-Geometry, structural position, and hydrocarbon potential]: AAPG Bulletin, v. 70, p. 1087-1112.</ref>]]
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==Section construction==
==Section construction==
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Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig1.png|'''Figure 1.''' SCAT plots used to define the complex structure seen in the discovery well of the Rail Road Gap oil field, California. The five plot types are (from left to right) azimuth versus depth (A plot), dip versus depth (D plot), dip versus depth in the direction of greatest curvature (T plot), dip versus depth in the direction of least curvature (L plot), and dip versus azimuth (DVA plot). (From Bengtsen.<ref name=Bengtson_1982 />)
Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig2.png|'''Figure 2.''' Predicted transverse and longitudinal cross sections and contour map derived from SCAT plots. Depths are subsea depths. (From Bengtsen.<ref name=Bengtson_1982 />)
Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig3.png|'''Figure 3.''' Cross section through an asymmetrical ramp anticline, Whitney Canyon field, Wyoming, with SCAT and isogen data superimposed. Uncomformities, axial planes, and inflection surfaces have been identified from the diameter data and projected away from the well bore. Isogens are contours of equal dip<ref name=Ramsay_1967></ref> and can constrain the shapes of folds in section. (From Lammerson, 1982{{citation needed}}.)
Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig4.png||'''Figure 4.''' Modeling extensional fault shapes from the rollover geometry. (a) the Groshong<ref name=Groshong_1989b>Groshong, R. H., 1989b, Structural style and balanced cross sections in extensional terranes: Houston Geological Society Short Course Notes, Feb. 24-25, 128 p.</ref> method uses oblique simple shear with a reference grid constructed with a spacing equal to the fault heave. Distance 2 from the rollover up to regional elevation of the same reference bed is transferred to 2′; likewise, 2′ + 4 is transferred to 4′ and so on to complete the fault trajectory. Interpolation between these points is carried out using a half grid spacing. (b) fault trajectory reconstruction by the Groshong<ref name=Groshong_1989b /> method uses simultaneous modeling of three horizons. Dashed trajectories are individual solutions; solid lines are the preferred solution. (From Hossack, unpublished data, 1988.)
Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig5.png|'''Figure 5.''' Example of a balanced section through a complex thrust ramp structure showing both the deformed and undeformed sections.<ref name=Mitra_1986>Mitra, S., 1986, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/bulletns/1986-87/data/pg/0070/0009/1050/1087.htm Duplex structures and imbricate thrust systems-Geometry, structural position, and hydrocarbon potential]: AAPG Bulletin, v. 70, p. 1087-1112.</ref>
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===Well and seismic constraints===
===Well and seismic constraints===
===Use of dipmeter===
===Use of dipmeter===
Cross sections can be more highly constrained using statistical curvature analysis techniques (SCAT) on [[dipmeter]] data<ref name=Bengtson_1982>Bengtson, C. A., 1982, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/basinar2/data/a130/a130/0001/0000/0031.htm Structural and stratigraphic uses of dip profiles], in M. T Halbouty, ed., Deliberate Search for the Subtle Trap: [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=375 AAPG Memoir 32], p. 31-45.</ref> ([[:Image:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig1.png|Figure 1]]). This method allows determination of the positions in a wellbore of important axial, crestal, and fault surfaces and their strike and dip ([[:Image:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig2.png|Figure 2]]). Hence, structures can be projected in section away from wellbores and used to sketch the structure in profile.
Cross sections can be more highly constrained using statistical curvature analysis techniques (SCAT) on [[dipmeter]] data<ref name=Bengtson_1982>Bengtson, C. A., 1982, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/basinar2/data/a130/a130/0001/0000/0031.htm Structural and stratigraphic uses of dip profiles], in M. T Halbouty, ed., Deliberate Search for the Subtle Trap: [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=375 AAPG Memoir 32], p. 31-45.</ref> ([[:Image:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig1.png|Figure 1]]). This method allows determination of the positions in a wellbore of important axial, crestal, and fault surfaces and their strike and dip ([[:Image:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig2.png|Figure 2]]). Hence, structures can be projected in section away from wellbores and used to sketch the structure in profile.
===Dip isogons===
===Dip isogons===
''Dip isogons,'' or contours of equal dip in the plane of the section ([[:Image:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig3.png|Figure 3]]),<ref name=Ramsay_1967>Ramsay, J. G., 1967, Folding and fracturing of rocks: New York and London, McGraw-Hill, 568 p.</ref> can be used to fill in the geological section. The isogons can be located from projected dipmeter data and projected or correlated between the wellbores following the rules described by Ramsay and Huber.<ref name=Ramsay_etal_1987>Ramsay, J. G., and M. I. Huber, 1987, The techniques of modern structural geology__Volume 2, in Folds and Fractures: Orlando, FL, Academic Press, 700 p.</ref> A series of dip segments along the various isogons helps the geologist sketch the fold profiles. Interpolation between the isogons can also be carried out using the dip domain methods previously described or by cubic spline interpolation.<ref name=McCoss_1987>McCoss, A. M., 1987, [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0191814187900599 Practical section drawing through folded layers using sequentially rotated cubic interpolators]: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 9, p. 365-370.</ref>
''Dip isogons,'' or contours of equal dip in the plane of the section ([[:Image:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig3.png|Figure 3]]),<ref name=Ramsay_1967>Ramsay, J. G., 1967, Folding and fracturing of rocks: New York and London, McGraw-Hill, 568 p.</ref> can be used to fill in the geological section. The isogons can be located from projected dipmeter data and projected or correlated between the wellbores following the rules described by Ramsay and Huber.<ref name=Ramsay_etal_1987>Ramsay, J. G., and M. I. Huber, 1987, The techniques of modern structural geology__Volume 2, in Folds and Fractures: Orlando, FL, Academic Press, 700 p.</ref> A series of dip segments along the various isogons helps the geologist sketch the fold profiles. Interpolation between the isogons can also be carried out using the dip domain methods previously described or by cubic spline interpolation.<ref name=McCoss_1987>McCoss, A. M., 1987, [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0191814187900599 Practical section drawing through folded layers using sequentially rotated cubic interpolators]: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 9, p. 365-370.</ref>
===Relationship of folding and faulting===
===Relationship of folding and faulting===
Modern theories of structural geology generally relate the formation of folds to accommodation on irregular fault surfaces.<ref name=Hamblin_1965>Hamblin, W. K., 1965, [http://gsabulletin.gsapubs.org/content/76/10/1145 Origin of "reverse drag" on the downthrown side of normal faults]: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 76, p. 1145-1164.</ref> <ref name=Dahlstrom_1970 /> Generally, the folds are more obvious on seismic sections than faults, but fortunately there are geometric rules that allow us to predict one shape from the other<ref name=Suppe_1983>Suppe, J., 1983, [http://www.ajsonline.org/content/283/7/684.full.pdf+html Geometry and kinematics of fault-bend folding]: American Journal of Science, v. 283, p. 684-721.</ref> <ref name=Verrall_1982>Verrall, P., 1982, Structural interpretation with applications to North Sea problems: Geological Society of London Course Notes No 3, JAPEC (UK).</ref> <ref name=Gibbs_1983 />; Williams and Vann, 1987<ref name=Williams_etal_1987>Williams, G., and I. Vann, 1987, [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0191814187900800 The geometry of listric normal faults and deformation in their hanging walls]: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 9, p. 789-795.</ref> <ref name=Groshong_1989a /> in both extensional and compressional examples. An example of a cross section solution explaining the relationship between extensional rollover and listric faults is shown in [[:Image:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig4.png|Figure 4]].
Modern theories of structural geology generally relate the formation of folds to accommodation on irregular fault surfaces.<ref name=Hamblin_1965>Hamblin, W. K., 1965, [http://gsabulletin.gsapubs.org/content/76/10/1145 Origin of "reverse drag" on the downthrown side of normal faults]: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 76, p. 1145-1164.</ref> <ref name=Dahlstrom_1970 /> Generally, the folds are more obvious on seismic sections than faults, but fortunately there are geometric rules that allow us to predict one shape from the other<ref name=Suppe_1983>Suppe, J., 1983, [http://www.ajsonline.org/content/283/7/684.full.pdf+html Geometry and kinematics of fault-bend folding]: American Journal of Science, v. 283, p. 684-721.</ref> <ref name=Verrall_1982>Verrall, P., 1982, Structural interpretation with applications to North Sea problems: Geological Society of London Course Notes No 3, JAPEC (UK).</ref> <ref name=Gibbs_1983 />; Williams and Vann, 1987<ref name=Williams_etal_1987>Williams, G., and I. Vann, 1987, [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0191814187900800 The geometry of listric normal faults and deformation in their hanging walls]: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 9, p. 789-795.</ref> <ref name=Groshong_1989a /> in both extensional and compressional examples. An example of a cross section solution explaining the relationship between extensional rollover and listric faults is shown in [[:Image:Evaluating-structurally-complex-reservoirs_fig4.png|Figure 4]].
===Balanced cross sections===
===Balanced cross sections===
Balanced sections were first constructed for thrust belts, but Gibbs,<ref name=Gibbs_1983>Gibbs, A. D., 1983, [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0191814183900408 Balanced cross section construction from seismic sections in areas of extensional tectonics]: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 5, p. 153-160.</ref> Groshong,<ref name=Groshong_1989a /> and Rowan and Kligfield<ref name=Rowan_etal_1989>Rowan, M. G., and R. Kligfield, 1989, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/bulletns/1988-89/data/pg/0073/0008/0950/0955.htm Cross section restoration and balancing as aid to seismic interpretation in extensional terranes]: AAPG Bulletin, v. 73, p. 955-966.</ref> have successfully applied the method to extensional and salt-related structures. Extensional section balancing is more difficult than compressional balancing because of the bed thickness changes that occur across faults. The balancing template has to show these thickness changes accurately. Generally, computer-aided methods are essential because they can sequentially backstrip the section to remove tectonic as well as compaction strains. Examples of these are described by Rowan and Kligfield,<ref name=Rowan_etal_1989 /> Worrall and Snelson,<ref name=Worrall_etal_1989>Worrall D. M., and S. Snelson, 1989, Evolution of the northern Gulf of Mexico with emphasis on Cenozoic growth faulting and the role of salt, in A. W. Bally and A. R. Palmer, The Geology of North America-An Overview: Geological Society of America, v. A, p. 97-138.</ref> and Shultz-Ela and Duncan.<ref>Schultz-Ela, D., and Duncan, K., 1990, Users manual and software for Restore, version 2.0: The Univ. of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, 75 p.</ref>
Balanced sections were first constructed for thrust belts, but Gibbs,<ref name=Gibbs_1983>Gibbs, A. D., 1983, [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0191814183900408 Balanced cross section construction from seismic sections in areas of extensional tectonics]: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 5, p. 153-160.</ref> Groshong,<ref name=Groshong_1989a /> and Rowan and Kligfield<ref name=Rowan_etal_1989>Rowan, M. G., and R. Kligfield, 1989, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/bulletns/1988-89/data/pg/0073/0008/0950/0955.htm Cross section restoration and balancing as aid to seismic interpretation in extensional terranes]: AAPG Bulletin, v. 73, p. 955-966.</ref> have successfully applied the method to extensional and salt-related structures. Extensional section balancing is more difficult than compressional balancing because of the bed thickness changes that occur across faults. The balancing template has to show these thickness changes accurately. Generally, computer-aided methods are essential because they can sequentially backstrip the section to remove tectonic as well as compaction strains. Examples of these are described by Rowan and Kligfield,<ref name=Rowan_etal_1989 /> Worrall and Snelson,<ref name=Worrall_etal_1989>Worrall D. M., and S. Snelson, 1989, Evolution of the northern Gulf of Mexico with emphasis on Cenozoic growth faulting and the role of salt, in A. W. Bally and A. R. Palmer, The Geology of North America-An Overview: Geological Society of America, v. A, p. 97-138.</ref> and Shultz-Ela and Duncan.<ref>Schultz-Ela, D., and Duncan, K., 1990, Users manual and software for Restore, version 2.0: The Univ. of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, 75 p.</ref>
==Map construction==
==Map construction==