Sediment-body geometry and heterogeneity : analogue studies for modelling the subsurface / [edited by] A.W. Martinius, J.A. Howell, and T.R. Good.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The application of outcrop analogues in geological modelling: a review, present status and future outlook / J.A. Howell, A.W. Martinius and T.R. Good --
Data capture for multiscale modelling of the Lourinhã Formation, Lusitanian Basin, Portugal: an outcrop analogue for the Statfjord Group, Norwegian North Sea / K.J. Keogh, S. Leary, A.W. Martinius, A.S.J. Scott, S. Riordan, I. Viste, S. Gowland, A.M. Taylor and J. Howell --
Fluvial architecture and connectivity of the Williams Fork Formation: use of outcrop analogues for stratigraphic characterization and reservoir modeling / M.J. Pranter, A.C. Hewlett, R.D. Cole, H. Wang and J. Gilman --
Impact of multiscale modelling on predicted porosity and permeability distributions in the fluvial deposits of the Upper Lunde Member (Snorre Field, Norwegian Continental Shelf) / K. Nordahl, C. Messina, H. Berland, A.B. Rustad and E. Rimstad --
Reservoir architecture of the Gharif Formation outcrops in the Southern Huqf area, Sultanate of Oman / D.B. Alsop, M.M. al Ghammari, A. al Abri, a. Al Mahrooqi, H. al Rawahi and H. Salem --
Detailed mapping, three-dimensional modelling and upscaling of a mixed-influence delta system, Mitchell River delta, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia / T.A. Massey, A.J. Fernie, R.B. Ainsworth, R.A. Nanson, and B.K. Vakarelov --
LiDAR-based digital outcrops for sedimentological analysis: workflows and techniques / F. Rarity, X.M.T. van Lanen, D. Hodgetts, R.L. Gawthrope, P. Wilson, I. Fabuel-Perez and J. Redfern --
Helicopter-based laser scanning: a method for quantitative analysis of large-scale sedimentary architecture / A. Rittersbacher, S.J. Buckley, J.A. Howell, G.J. Hampson and J. Vallet --
Connectivity estimation between turbiditic channels and overbank deposits from the modeling of an outcrop analogue (Pab Formation, Maastrichtian, Pakistan) / R. Eschard, R. Deschamps, B. Doligez, O. Lerat, V. Langlais and T. Euzen --
The application of outcrop-based research boreholes for reservoir modelling: potential, challenges and pitfalls / S.M. Luthi and S.S. Flint --
Forward modelling as a method for predicting the distribution of deep-marine sands: an example from the Peïra Cava Sub-basin / T/E/ Aas. R. Basani, J Howell and E. Hansen --
Surface-based reservoir modelling for flow simulation / M.D. Jackson, G.J. Hampson, J.H. Saunders, A. El-Sheikh, G.H. Graham and B.Y.G. Massart.

Over the past 20 years there has been a major growth in efforts to quantify the geometry and dimensions of sediment bodies from analogues to provide quantitative input to geological models. The aim of this volume is to examine the current state of the art, from both an industry and an academic perspective. Contributions discuss the challenges of extracting relevant data from different types of sedimentary analogue (outcrop, process models, seismic) and the application and significance of such information for improving predictions from subsurface static and dynamic models. Special attention is given to modelling reservoir properties and gridding issues for predicting subsurface fluid flow. As such, the volume is expected to be of interest to both the geoscience community concerned with the fundamentals of sedimentary architecture as well as geological modellers and engineers interested in how these characteristics are modelled and influence subsurface predictions.