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.

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