Recent development in stratigraphic forward modelling and its application in petroleum exploration     

X. Huang  C. M. Griffiths  J. Liu 《Australian Journal of Earth Sciences》2013,60(8):903-919

In order to better predict the geometry and spatial distribution of reservoir facies and permeability barriers, it is critical to understand stratigraphic geometries and architecture at all scales within a basin. Stratigraphic forward modelling (SFM) allows geologists to forward project the deposition and evolution of sedimentary facies within a stratigraphic framework with given prior boundary conditions. The method can approximate depositional processes while taking into consideration a range of factors that affect basin evolution and sedimentation. This paper presents an overview of recent developments in stratigraphic forward models that are currently available and have been successfully employed in simulating stratigraphic development, including geometric models, diffusion models, Fuzzy Logic models and hydraulic models. In addition, the paper discusses SFM used in the simulation of the behaviour of natural sedimentary systems and verification of the potential for hydrocarbon entrapment and accumulation in a basin using an example from the Ordos Basin, western China.  相似文献   

Modelling real earthquake activity with reverse engineering based on evolutionary computation methods     

《Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards》2013,7(4):275-288

Hazard assessment of dangerous natural phenomena is critical because of their evident results concerning loss of human life and property, especially in dense populated areas. Earthquakes are probably the most devastating phenomenon since their immediate and long-term consequences are severe. This study is focused on the earthquake data analysis in different regions of Greece, characterised by different seismicity levels. In specific, a novel model is proposed based on evolutionary computation methods, such as symbolic regression by genetic programming and genetic algorithms in order to elucidate preliminary hidden mathematical relations and patterns found in the seismological signals under study. Furthermore, the model is calibrated using reverse engineering and closes the loop from the data collection to initial hypothesis. In this way, the model formation is achieved. The presented simulation results qualitatively and quantitatively reveal some of the fundamental characteristics of each studied geographical region located in Greece that stem from its geodynamic properties.  相似文献   

Two- and three-dimensional bearing-capacity solutions for footings on two-layered clays     

《Geomechanics and Geoengineering》2013,8(2):151-162

In this paper, finite element analysis is used to predict the undrained bearing capacity of strip, square and circular footings resting on layered clays. The soil profile consists of two clay layers with different thicknesses and properties. The results are compared with previous solutions for strip footings on layered clays. The bearing-capacity behaviour is discussed and the bearing-capacity factors are given for various cases involving a range of layer thicknesses and properties of the two clay soil layers.  相似文献   

天然气水合物与传统油气资源共生成藏模式初探     

雷新华  林功成  苗永胜  张新  刘豪杰 《海相油气地质》2013,(1):47-52

天然气水合物与常规油气资源的成藏在时空上存在密切联系,在一定条件下可以共生成藏。存在泄漏共生、封盖共生和遮盖侧储三种基本的共生成藏模式。泄漏共生模式是先期形成了传统油气藏,而后由于发生油气泄漏并在其上方形成天然气水合物,其特征是在水合物的下方生、储、盖齐备;封盖共生模式则是先在上部形成天然气水合物,同时作为下部传统油气藏的盖层,其特征是水合物之下的传统油气藏具备生、储成藏条件,但缺乏盖层成藏要素;遮盖侧储模式是由于水合物矿藏的遮盖作用,迫使在下部形成的烃类物质向上运移时改道,在旁侧具成藏条件的邻区成藏。实际的地质成藏可能会出现这些基本模式的组合形式。  相似文献   

Numerically observed shear bands in soft sensitive clays     

《Geomechanics and Geoengineering》2013,8(2):131-146

The numerical challenges that arise in modelling shear bands in soft sensitive (SS) clays have not yet been fully resolved. Convincing and well-accepted solutions have yet to be found. This paper presents some novel information related to the shear band phenomenon in SS clays. In this study, the hypothesis is that the generation and dissipation of excess pore pressure from shear bands could regularise the strain softening and result in a mesh independent shear band thickness. The generation and dissipation of excess pressure is modelled by a coupled consolidation process. The simulation aims at modelling two counteracting mechanisms in the SS clay. First, the shear band narrows because of strain softening. Second, the internal pore water pressure drainage reduces the rate of strain softening. This counteracting mechanism provides an inherent regularisation technique for SS clays. This study presents some numerical results involving these two counteracting mechanisms. This study also shows that an inherent internal parameter applicable for SS clays can be defined by the ratio between soil permeability and the applied strain rate. In the case of SS clays, the range of this parameter varies from 0 to 0.0002 mm.  相似文献   

松辽盆地榆树林油田下白垩统泉头组扶余油层浅水三角洲沉积特征及其演化     

李洋  朱筱敏  宋英琦  刘芬  李超 《高校地质学报》2013,19(1):23-31

北京市永定河地下水库水资源储蓄能力研究     

王立发  邢国章  江剑  郝奇琛 《城市地质》2013,8(1):18-22,31

北京市永定河冲洪积扇中上部,具备建设地下水库的基本条件。本文在确定永定河地下水库水资源人工补给方式的基础上,分析了各方式的入渗能力,提出了地下水库的人工补给方案,利用地下水数值模拟的预测结果和有效储水率计算公式,首次研究了地下水库的储水能力,分析了永定河地下水库的水资源补给效果。结果表明,永定河地下水库水资源人工补给能力最大可达18．93m^3／s,回灌地表水2．42×108m^3的情况下地下水位最大回升32m,地下水储存量增加2．09×108m^3,回灌后1年和5年的有效蓄水率分别为78．6％和46．8％,北京永定河地下水库具有较好水资源回灌能力、储存能力,地下水人工调蓄能够起到明显的效果。  相似文献   

三峡水库气候效应及2006年夏季川渝高温干旱事件的区域气候模拟   总被引：10，自引：1，他引：10  

吴佳  高学杰  张冬峰  石英  GIORGI F 《热带气象学报》2011,27(1):44-52

针对2006年夏季川(四川)渝(重庆)地区的高温干旱事件，使用RegCM3区域气候模式，采用双重嵌套和次网格(SUB-BATS)方法，进行中国和三峡地区2005—2006年气候50 km和10 km(通过SUB-BATS方法达到2 km)分辨率数值模拟，并在此基础上进行了三峡地区下垫面改变(三峡水库建成蓄水)的气候效应模拟试验，重点分析了模式对中国和三峡地区夏季气候和气候异常的模拟能力，以及三峡水库对气温和降水的影响。结果表明，模式能较好模拟出中国和川渝地区的气候及以2006年川渝地区高温干旱为代表的气候异常，双重嵌套和SUB-BATS方法的应用，使模式能够提供局地和区域气候更详细的信息。有无三峡水库的对比试验表明，水库对周边区域气温、降水的影响很小，大部分格点上的变化达不到90%统计信度检验标准，气温变化中少数通过检验的格点基本集中于水库水体本身，邻近区域内气温和降水的变化随距库区的距离变远而变得更弱。除了库区本身降温和降水减少外，模拟结果中出现的变化更多表现为模式中出现的噪音。2006年夏季的川渝高温干旱，更多是由于大的环流场造成的，与局地强迫的关系不大，三峡水库在其中所起的作用非常微弱，可以忽略不计。  相似文献   

含油气盆地成藏期分析理论和新方法   总被引：80，自引：2，他引：80  

王飞宇  金之钧  吕修祥  肖贤明  彭平安  孙永革 《地球科学进展》2002,17(5):754-762

传统的成藏期分析主要从生、储、盖、运、聚、保各项参数有效配置，根据构造演化史、圈闭形成史与烃源岩生排烃史作出推断，常用的 3个方法是根据油源岩的主生油期、圈闭形成期、油藏饱和压力分析油气藏形成期。近10年来成藏期分析是在构造发展史、埋藏史、热演化史、沉积成岩史 4个方面地质历史分析基础上，更多地依靠成藏化石记录的地球化学和岩石学分析结果，获得成藏期定量数据。评述了成藏期定量分析的理论与方法：包括储层成岩作用与烃类流体充注序次、自生矿物同位素地质年代学、流体包裹体、储层磁性矿物古地磁学、生烃期精确分析等，并讨论了它们在叠合盆地成藏年代学分析中实际应用及存在问题。  相似文献   

Initiation of a multiple peat slide on Cuilcagh Mountain,Northern Ireland     

A. P. Dykes  K. J. Kirk 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2001,26(4):395-408

In October 1998 a multiple peat slide occurred on the northern slopes of Cuilcagh Mountain, Co. Fermanagh, in response to a high‐magnitude rainfall event. Few peat slides have been recorded in Ireland, and a detailed field survey and investigation of the failure was undertaken within four weeks of the event. The morphological evidence indicated a distinct sequence of events which appeared to begin with the failure of a small segment of slope above a degraded transverse drainage ditch which was cut less than ten years previously. This segment of slope was no more than 42 m wide and 25 m long, with 0·7 m of peat overlying up to 0·5 m of a pale coloured clay, the latter containing small pipes and resting on the surface of a darker coloured loamy material. The failure surface was located at or near the base of the pale clay layer. Finite element software was used to model hydrological conditions within the upper segment of slope and to calculate factors of safety for different slope configurations including the presence or absence of a drain or a subsurface pipe. Using the peak shear strength of the pale clay, as determined in the laboratory, both the drain and subsurface pipes were required to obtain a factor of safety of 1·0 or less. Allowing for the uncertainties associated with the hydrological modelling of the pipes, it is suggested that the cutting of the drain and the hydrological impacts of its subsequent degradation are ultimately responsible for the failure. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献