Method and apparatus for determining geologic relationships for

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1997-03-24

1999-11-09

Barlow, John

Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices

Seismic prospecting

Land-reflection type

367 53, 367 72, 367 73, 367 38, 367 50, 367 5, 364421, G01V 130

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059827076

ABSTRACT:
A novel fault framework method and apparatus automatically computes the relationships between intersecting fault surfaces. When faults are loaded into the novel fault framework apparatus, all intersecting fault pairs are determined and the fault fault intersection lines are computed and stored. The intersecting fault pairs are presented and available for automatic calculation of the major/minor and above/below fault pair relationships. The geometry of both intersecting fault surfaces are examined on either side of the fault fault intersection line. This, in combination with the relative size of the faults, is analyzed to compute the major/minor and above/below relationships based on geologic assumptions and knowledge of the origin of the fault surface data. When the relationships between intersecting faults is defined, the minor fault is appropriately truncated.

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