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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 2003; v. 211; p. 315-326;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2001.211.01.25
© 2003 Geological Society of London

Part VI Methods

The use of GPR to image three-dimensional (3-D) turbidite channel architecture in the Carboniferous Ross Formation, County Clare, western Ireland

J. K. Pringle, J. D. Clark, A. R. Westerman & A. R. Gardiner

Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK

jamie.pringle{at}pet.hw.ac.uk

Petroleum reservoir models are currently built from two-dimensional (2-D) information. An understanding of both the large-scale and internal three-dimensional (3-D) architecture of turbidite channel deposits is important for both hydrocarbon exploration and production. A ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey was undertaken on a study site exposing Upper Carboniferous Ross Formation deposits in western Ireland. Both channel margins and intrachannel fill were imaged in 3-D. Constant-offset, 2-D reflection sections were calibrated by vertical radar profiles. GPR data were integrated with sedimentary and survey data to produce a 3-D model of the study site.





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