Geologic Modeling and Simulation : Sedimentary Systems

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.

Preface

Chapter 1 : John Warvelle Harbaugh, A Tribute to the Modeler and Simulator Deluxe, on the Occasion of his 75th Birthday (6 August 2001)
Chapter 2 : Introduction to the Volume on Geologic Modeling and Simulation : Sedimentary Systems
Chapter 3 : John W. Harbaugh's Contributions to the Evolution of Stochastic Analysis and Modeling in Geology
Chapter 4 : Sedimentary Process Modeling : From Academia to Industry
Chapter 5 : Sedsim in Hydrocarbon Exploration
Chapter 6 : Prediction Profile Geometry of Continental Slopes with a Multiprocess Sedimentation Model
Chapter 7 : Predicting Fluvial-Deltaic Aggradation in Lake Roxburgh, New Zealand : Test of a Water and Sediment Routing Model
Chapter 8 : How Predictive is a Geologic Model? The Role of Parameter Sensitivity and Data Fitting with an Example from Cusiana Field, Colombia
Chapter 9 : Evolution of Sediment Fluxes and Ocean Salinity
Chapter 10 : Simulating Carbonate and Mixed Carbonate-Clastic Sedimentation Using Predator-Prey Models
Chapter 11 : Three-Dimensional Regionalization for Oil Field Modeling
Chapter 12 : Modeling Vertical Changes in Reservoir Pore-Throat Microarchitecture from Petrophysical Logs : Implications for Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology
Chapter 13 : Groundwater Flow : Models, Data, and Uncertainities
Chapter 14 : Stochastic Simulation of Coal Bed Thickness and Economic Decision-Making
Chapter 15 : Temperature Analysis in the Mature Hydrocarbon Province of Kansas : Utilizing a Large Database of Well-Completion Histories
Chapter 16 : Estimating the Size of a Metal Anomaly around a Base-Metal Smelter in Quebec, Canada, Using Peatland Data : A Monte Carlo Error Analysis
Chapter 17 : Multifractal Simulation of Geochemical Map Patterns

Contributors
Index