A Numerical Framework for Modeling Folds in Structural Geology |
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Authors: | Øyvind Hjelle Steen A Petersen Are Magnus Bruaset |
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Institution: | 1. Kalkulo AS, Simula Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 134, 1325, Lysaker, Norway 2. Statoil ASA, P.O. Box 7200, 5020, Bergen, Norway 3. Simula Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 134, 1325, Lysaker, Norway 4. Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1080, 0316, Oslo, Norway
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Abstract: | A numerical framework for modeling folds in structural geology is presented. This framework is based on a novel and recently published Hamilton–Jacobi formulation by which a continuum of layer boundaries of a fold is modeled as a propagating front. All the fold classes from the classical literature (parallel folds, similar folds, and other fold types with convergent and divergent dip isogons) are modeled in two and three dimensions as continua defined on a finite difference grid. The propagating front describing the fold geometry is governed by a static Hamilton–Jacobi equation, which is discretized by upwind finite differences and a dynamic stencil construction. This forms the basis of numerical solution by finite difference solvers such as fast marching and fast sweeping methods. A new robust and accurate scheme for initialization of finite difference solvers for the static Hamilton–Jacobi equation is also derived. The framework has been integrated in simulation software, and a numerical example is presented based on seismic data collected from the Karama Block in the North Makassar Strait outside Sulawesi. |
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