Optimal Design of a Gravity Survey Network and its Application to Delineate the Jabera-Damoh Structure in the Vindhyan Basin,Central India |
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| Authors: | Ravi Prakash Srivastava Nimisha Vedanti V P Dimri |
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| Institution: | (1) National Geophysical Research Institute, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500 007, India |
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| Abstract: | Fractal dimension analysis was carried out for optimal designing of 2-D gravity survey network and to determine an optimum
range of gridding interval to generate least aliased Bouguer anomaly maps. As a test case, this method has been successfully
applied to the Jabera-Damoh region of the Vindhyan Basin, which is considered as a potential hydrocarbon bearing area. In
particular, we aim to delineate accurately the lateral extent of a possible hydrocarbon bearing structure. To achieve this
aim, fractal dimension of survey network was computed using 2-D distributions of observation points in the planning phase
of the survey so that the optimum station spacing for gravity survey can be obtained. A range of optimum gridding interval
for the gravity data set was suggested using the box-counting method of fractal dimension determination. Bouguer anomaly maps
of the region are prepared utilizing the optimum gridding interval. For the first time, these anomaly maps clearly outline
the gravity evidence of an anomalous rifted structure, which is bounded by parallel faults on either side. This structure
is interpreted as a favorable basin for the occurrence of hydrocarbons. Another finding of this study has been the delineation
of an apparently small ridge-like structure running east-west, dividing this basin in two parts. A subsurface geological model
along a profile across the Jabera structure has also been presented. |
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| Keywords: | Fractals sampling gridding gravity anomaly Vindhyan Basin |
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