Indicator Simulation Accounting for Multiple-Point Statistics |
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Authors: | Julián M Ortiz and Clayton V Deutsch |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Mining Engineering, University of Chile, Av. Tupper, 2069, Santiago, Chile, 837-0451;(2) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, 220 Civil/Electrical Engineering Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G7 |
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Abstract: | Geostatistical simulation aims at reproducing the variability of the real underlying phenomena. When nonlinear features or large-range connectivity is present, the traditional variogram-based simulation approaches do not provide good reproduction of those features. Connectivity of high and low values is often critical for grades in a mineral deposit. Multiple-point statistics can help to characterize these features. The use of multiple-point statistics in geostatistical simulation was proposed more than 10 years ago, on the basis of the use of training images to extract the statistics. This paper proposes the use of multiple-point statistics extracted from actual data. A method is developed to simulate continuous variables. The indicator kriging probabilities used in sequential indicator simulation are modified by probabilities extracted from multiple-point configurations. The correction is done under the assumption of conditional independence. The practical implementation of the method is illustrated with data from a porphyry copper mine. |
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Keywords: | geostatistics multiple-point statistics inference sequential indicator simulation conditional independence |
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