Duration - 01/10/2010 - 30/09/2013
PhD student - Leifu Zhang
Funding - PhD co-funded by UCD and the China Scholarship Council, affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China.
Project description
Improvements in our understanding of the controls on bed-scale compartmentalisation in faulted and unfaulted turbidite sequences could be of great importance in many emergent hydrocarbon provinces. Simplified sheet-like systems have strong parallels with continuum percolation models and therefore have well-established controls on sandstone connectivity. This project will focus on assessing the influence on connectivity of systems with more diverse and geologically reasonable associations of sedimentation and erosion. The role that faults of different sizes have on modifying sandstone connectivity is recognised to be complex, and there are still many unresolved questions, particularly concerning the effects of syn-sedimentary faults. Connectivity issues will be explored in 1D, 2D and 3D using purpose-built code, and learnings from the research may be used to guide innovative and industry-standard modelling practices.
Contact: Tom Manzocchi
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