Methods for estimating the burial conditions of sedimentary mate

Details Methods for estimating the burial conditions of sedimentary mate Methods for estimating the burial conditions of sedimentary mate

1990-03-30

1992-01-14

Lobo, Ian J.

Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices

Seismic prospecting

Land-reflection type

367 73, G01V 128

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050816128

ABSTRACT:
Methods of geophysical exploration are provided for estimating the burial conditions of sedimentary material in a selected basin. The burial conditions can include measures of porosity, lithology, pore fluid pressure, effective pressure, and density. In particular, a reference velocity profile is developed for a model of the sedimentary material comprising the basin and is compared to a velocity profile obtained from seismic data to obtain estimates of the burial conditions of the sedimentary material.

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